Constellation
Libra
Libra (Lib) is one of the 88 constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union. Its brightest star is Zubeneschamali (magnitude 2.61).
| Latin name | Libra |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | Lib |
| Brightest star | Zubeneschamali |
| Stars in this encyclopedia | 181 |
| Stars with exoplanets | 29 |
| Deep-sky objects | 7 |
| Galaxies | 19 |
In the sky
Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 73° N. South of latitude 73° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in May, the best time to observe it.
Its brightest stars
- Zubeneschamali 2.61 · 185.1 light-years
- Zubenelgenubi 2.75 · 75.8 light-years
- Brachium 3.25 · 260.1 light-years
- υ Lib 3.60 · 210.1 light-years
- τ Lib 3.66 · 366.9 light-years
- Zubenelhakrabi 3.91 · 161.0 light-years
- θ Lib 4.13 · 167.4 light-years
- 16 Lib 4.47 · 89.7 light-years
- ι¹ Lib 4.54 · 379.7 light-years
- 37 Lib 4.61 · 94.9 light-years
- κ Lib 4.75 · 302.8 light-years
- δ Lib 4.91 · 351.4 light-years
- ε Lib 4.92 · 94.2 light-years
- 11 Lib 4.93 · 215.5 light-years
- 48 Lib 4.95 · 455.9 light-years
- 42 Lib 4.97 · 397.4 light-years
- λ Lib 5.04 · 441.4 light-years
- 36 Lib 5.13 · 347.5 light-years
- α¹ Lib 5.15 · 78.1 light-years
- HIP 76243 5.16 · 384.2 light-years
- ν Lib 5.19 · 630.0 light-years
- 12 Lib 5.27 · 398.2 light-years
- μ Lib 5.32 · 246.8 light-years
- HIP 70469 5.34 · 421.0 light-years
- 41 Lib 5.36 · 333.5 light-years
Its stars with exoplanets
- Zubenelhakrabi 2 planet(s)
- HD 134987 2 planet(s)
- WASP-189 1 planet(s)
- HIP 75092 1 planet(s)
- HD 141937 1 planet(s)
- HD 135872 1 planet(s)
- HD 126105 1 planet(s)
- HD 133131 A 2 planet(s)
- HD 133131 B 1 planet(s)
- K2-406 1 planet(s)
- TOI-836 2 planet(s)
- HD 137496 2 planet(s)
- GJ 581 3 planet(s)
- K2-233 3 planet(s)
- K2-290 2 planet(s)
- HN Lib 1 planet(s)
- K2-287 1 planet(s)
- EPIC 249893012 3 planet(s)
- K2-408 1 planet(s)
- K2-407 2 planet(s)
- K2-286 1 planet(s)
- K2-409 1 planet(s)
- WASP-57 1 planet(s)
- K2-240 2 planet(s)
- NGTS-32 1 planet(s)
- K2-318 1 planet(s)
- K2-315 1 planet(s)
- K2-316 2 planet(s)
- K2-317 1 planet(s)
Deep-sky objects
- PSR J1526-2744 Pulsar
- PSR J1544-2555 Pulsar
- PSR J1513-2550 Pulsar
- PSR J1551-0658 Pulsar
- PSR B1540-06 (J1543-0620) Pulsar
- NGC 5897 Globular cluster
- Me 2-1 Planetary nebula
Galaxies
- NGC 5903 119.5 million light-years
- IC 4538 133.1 million light-years
- NGC 5761 194.4 million light-years
- NGC 5791 156.1 million light-years
- IC 4536 106.3 million light-years
- NGC 5815 139.6 million light-years
- NGC 5595 126.3 million light-years
- NGC 5793 162.7 million light-years
- NGC 5796 133.4 million light-years
- NGC 5959 335.3 million light-years
- NGC 5664 211.7 million light-years
- NGC 5883 345.7 million light-years
- NGC 5802 351.2 million light-years
- NGC 5915 105.9 million light-years
- NGC 5741 365.1 million light-years
- NGC 5858 98.1 million light-years
- NGC 5729 84.8 million light-years
- IC 1084 100.6 million light-years
- NGC 5917 88.7 million light-years
Its other stars
- η Lib
- 49 Lib
- ξ² Lib
- HIP 76106
- HIP 73497
- HIP 74732
- ζ⁴ Lib
- HIP 77464
- 50 Lib
- HIP 75127
- ζ¹ Lib
- HIP 72488
- 4 Lib
- Gl 570A
- HIP 75352
- HIP 74239
- ξ¹ Lib
- HIP 76532
- HIP 72210
- ζ³ Lib
- HIP 76569
- HIP 74539
- 18 Lib
- 47 Lib
- HIP 72310
- ι² Lib
- HIP 73309
- HIP 78078
- HIP 73927
- ο Lib
- HIP 72449
- 28 Lib
- 26 Lib
- HIP 76503
- HIP 71469
- HIP 75939
- HIP 77689
- 2 Lib
- HIP 77287
- HIP 76143
- HIP 72702
- HIP 74623
- HIP 76033
- HIP 77007
- HIP 76567
- HIP 78059
- 5 Lib
- HIP 76666
- HIP 72373
- HIP 73571
- HIP 73953
- HIP 72217
- HIP 75790
- HIP 76603
- HIP 75294
- HIP 74490
- HD 134987
- HIP 70452
- HIP 70501
- HIP 71295
- HIP 74391
- HIP 77235
- HIP 75272
- WASP-189
- 17 Lib
- Gl 586A
- HIP 75092
- GJ 1195
- HD 141937
- HD 135872
- HD 126105
- Gl 586B
- HD 133131 A
- Gl 565
- GJ 3854A
- GJ 1191
- Gl 570B
- HD 133131 B
- GJ 3905
- Gl 579.2A
- GJ 3864A
- Gl 553
- Gl 579.2B
- Gl 583
- Gl 571.1
- GJ 3887
- K2-406
- GJ 1190
- TOI-836
- HD 137496
- GJ 9518
- Gl 606
- GJ 9486
- GJ 581
- K2-233
- K2-290
- GJ 3916
- HN Lib
- K2-287
- EPIC 249893012
- Gl 595
- Gl 553.1
- K2-408
- K2-407
- GJ 3900
- Gl 592
- K2-286
- K2-409
- WASP-57
- GJ 1185
- GJ 2112A
- K2-240
- NGTS-32
- GJ 3908
- GJ 3894
- GJ 3847
- GJ 3888
- GJ 3845
- Gl 586C
- K2-318
- GJ 3889
- GJ 3865B
- GJ 3866
- K2-315
- K2-316
- K2-317
- 2MASSW J1555157-095605
- 2MASS J15485834-1636018
- 2MASSW J1507476-162738
- DENIS-P J153941.96-052042.4
- SIMP J15102256-1147125
- PSO J231.8943-29.0599
- 2MASS J15230657-2347526
- 2MASSW J1438549-130910
- 2MASS J15382417-1953116
- PSO J231.7900-26.4494
- SIMP J15014711-1831272
- SIMP J1501530-013506
- 2MASS J14403186-1303263
- SIMP J15371974-0800344
- PSO J229.2354-26.6737
- PSO J228.6775-29.7088
- 2MASSI J1534498-295227
- ULAS J150140.69-005146.8
- PSO J226.2599-28.8959
- VHS J154352.78-043909.6
- PSO J227.1576-07.9608
- CWISEP J151521.22-215736.9
- WISEPA J143602.19-181421.8
- CFBDS J150000.50-182407.3
- VHS J143311.46-083736.3
- WISEA J143422.31-083934.2
- WISEAR J154025.77-113940.8
- WISEA J153429.75-104303.3
- WISEPA J154151.66-225025.2
- CWISEP J144606.62-231717.8