Star · B8V
Zubeneschamali
Zubeneschamali is a main-sequence star of spectral type B8V in the constellation Libra, 185.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | β Lib · HIP 74785 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Libra |
| Distance | 185.1 light-years (56.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 2.61 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −1.16 |
| Spectral type | B8V |
| Surface temperature | 11,110 K |
| Luminosity | 410 L☉ |
| Radius | 5.47 R☉ |
| Mass | 5.07 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 15h 17m 00.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | −9° 22′ 59″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 44.7 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 2.61). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 81° N. 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 1841. 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 Zubeneschamali, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.60, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cetus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 74548 5.69 light-years
- HIP 75185 12.9 light-years
- HIP 74126 13.8 light-years
- HIP 73846 17.6 light-years
- HIP 72998 17.7 light-years
- HIP 75387 18.2 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.