Far-Ultraviolet Absolute Flux of α Virginis*

We present the far-ultraviolet spectrum of α Virginis taken with Espectrografo Ultravioleta extremo para la Radiacion Difusa (EURD) spectrograph on board MINISAT-01. The spectral range covered is from ~900 to 1080 A with 5 A spectral resolution. We have fitted Kurucz models to IUE spectra of α Vir and compared the extension of the model to our wavelengths with EURD data. This comparison shows that EURD fluxes are consistent with the prediction of the model within ~20%-30%, depending on the reddening assumed. EURD fluxes are consistent with Voyager observations but are ~60% higher than most previous rocket observations of α Vir.