Star · F5IV
ε Lib
ε Lib is a subgiant star of spectral type F5IV in the constellation Libra, 94.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 75379 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Libra |
| Distance | 94.2 light-years (28.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 4.92 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.62 |
| Spectral type | F5IV |
| Surface temperature | 6,610 K |
| Luminosity | 7.65 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.11 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.66 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 15h 24m 11.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −10° 19′ 20″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 25.6 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 4.92). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 80° N. South of latitude 80° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in May, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1932. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.7 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around ε Lib, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.13, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Taurus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- 37 Lib 4.14 light-years
- HIP 76602 8.74 light-years
- PSO J227.1576-07.9608 10.3 light-years
- GJ 3889 10.7 light-years
- Gl 579.2A 11.6 light-years
- Gl 579.2B 11.7 light-years
- HIP 75423 11.9 light-years
- VHS J154352.78-043909.6 12.3 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.