Espiga o Spica (Alfa Virginis / α Vir / 67 Vir) es la estrella más brillante de la constelación de Virgo y la decimoquinta más brillante del cielo nocturno. De magnitud aparente +1,04, se encuentra a 260 años luz del Sistema Solar. Se piensa que Hiparco de Nicea descubrió la precesión de los equinoccios a partir de los datos obtenidos de Espiga.

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Spica (/ˈspaɪkə/), also designated Alpha Virginis (α Virginis, abbreviated Alpha Vir, α Vir), is the brightest star in the constellation of Virgo and the 16th brightest star in the night sky. Analysis of its parallax shows that it is located 250 ± 10 light years from the Sun. It is a spectroscopic binary and rotating ellipsoidal variable; a system whose two main stars are so close together they are egg-shaped rather than spherical, and can only be separated by their spectra. The primary is a blue giant and a variable star of the Beta Cephei type. Spica, along with Denebola or Regulus depending on the source and Arcturus, is part of the Spring Triangle asterism, and by extension, also of the Great Diamond together with the star Cor Caroli.

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