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Star · F2V

ο Lib

ο Lib is a main-sequence star of spectral type F2V in the constellation Libra, 185.7 light-years from the Sun.

Other namesHIP 75118
ConstellationLibra
Distance185.7 light-years (56.9 pc)
Apparent magnitudemagnitude 6.14
Absolute magnitudemagnitude 2.36
Spectral typeF2V
Surface temperature6,920 K
Luminosity9.63 L☉
Radius2.16 R☉
Mass1.76 M☉ (estimated)
Right ascension (J2000)15h 21m 01.4s
Declination (J2000)−15° 32′ 54″
Space velocity (relative to the Sun)13.1 km/s

In the sky

Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.14). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 74° N. South of latitude 74° 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 1840. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.3 million years.

The Sun seen from there

From a planet around ο Lib, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.61, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Aries. It would be invisible to the naked eye.

Neighbours

Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):

  • HIP 75027 13.2 light-years
  • K2-315 16.3 light-years

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Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.