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The constellation Libra marked on a naked eye view. Overall, there are 83 stars within the constellation's borders brighter than or equal to apparent magnitude 6.5. [a] [2] The brightest stars in Libra form a quadrangle that distinguishes it for the unaided observer. Traditionally, Alpha and Beta Librae are considered to represent the scales ...
HD 140283 (also known as the Methuselah star) is a metal-poor subgiant star about 200 light years away from the Earth in the constellation Libra, near the boundary with Ophiuchus in the Milky Way Galaxy. Its apparent magnitude is 7.205, so it can be seen with binoculars. It is one of the oldest stars known.
Kappa Librae, Latinized from κ Librae, is the Bayer designation for a star system in the zodiac constellation of Libra. Its apparent visual magnitude is 4.72, [2] so it can be seen with the naked eye. The annual parallax shift of 10.57 mas [1] indicates it is roughly 310 light years away.
23 Librae (23 Lib) is a star in the zodiac constellation Libra, making it visible from most of the Earth's surface. With an apparent visual magnitude of 6.45, [2] it requires dark skies and good seeing conditions to see this star with the naked eye. It has a planetary system with two confirmed extrasolar planets. [3]
Epsilon Librae (ε Lib) is the Bayer designation for a binary star system in the zodiac constellation Libra. With an apparent visual magnitude of 4.922, [2] it is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 32.02 mas, [1] it is located about 102 light years away from the Sun.
θ Librae, Latinised as Theta Librae, is a single [9] star in the southern zodiac constellation of Libra, near the constellation border with Scorpius.It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, orange-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.14. [2]
Libra season is finally upon us!. Sept. 23 ushers in both the beginning of Libra season and the official start of Fall. While it marks the beginning of pumpkin spice and apple cider season, it ...
NGC 5861 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in constellation Libra. It is located at a distance of about 85 million light years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 5861 is about 80,000 light years across. Center image by Hubble Space Telescope. The galaxy features two long spiral arms that dominate the optical disk. [2]