As defined by the US National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III guidelines, an HDL cholesterol level (HDL-C) of 60 mg/dL or greater is a negative (protective) risk factor.On the other hand, a high-risk HDL cholesterol level is described as one that is below 40 mg/dL.
Spica or Alpha Virginis (Alp Vir) is the brightest naked eye star in the constellation Virgo. With an apparent magnitude of 0.98v, Spica is the 15th brightest star in the entire sky (see: 50 Brightest Stars).Its absolute magnitude is -3.55 and its distance is 262 light years.The Equinox J2000 equatorial coordinates are RA = 13h 25m 11.6s, Dec = -11Â° 09' 41.pica has a spectral type of B1V, a surface temperature of 22,400Â° Kelvin and a luminosity 12,100 times the Sun. It has a mass of 10.3 solar masses and a diameter 7.4 times the Sun. The image above shows the uncropped view of Spica (North is up) through the Takahashi E-180 Astrograph.
spicâ¢ule. 1. a small, needlelike crystal, process, or the like. 2. one of the small, hard, calcareous or siliceous bodies that serve as the skeletal elements of various marine and freshwater invertebrates.spÄ«culum ]. spicâ²uâ¢late` (-yÉËleÉªt, -lÉªt) adj.. A small needlelike structure or part, such as one of the silicate or calcium carbonate processes supporting the soft tissue of certain invertebrates, especially sponges. 2. Astronomy A spike-shaped formation emanating from the ionized gas of the solar photosphere.