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The brightest star in Libra, Zubeneschamali is a green-tinged star of magnitude 2.6, 160 (or 185 ± 2) light-years from Earth. Gamma Librae is called Zubenelakrab, which means "the scorpion's claw", completing the suite of names referring to Libra's archaic status. It is an orange giant of magnitude 3.9, 152 light-years from Earth. [3]
Associated stars Description Image 1 Ashvini - अश्विनी "physician to the Gods" β "Sheratan" and γ "Mesarthim" Arietis: Lord: Ketu (South lunar node) Symbol : Horse's head; Deity : Ashvins, the horse-headed twins who are physicians to the gods; Indian zodiac: 0° - 13°20' Mesha; Western zodiac 23°46 Aries - 7°06' Taurus; 2 ...
Category: Libra (constellation) 52 languages. Afrikaans; ... List of stars in Libra; 0–9. 2MASS 1507−1627; 2M1510; 11 Librae; 16 Librae; 23 Librae; 23 Librae b;
Libra (♎︎) (Ancient Greek: Ζυγός, romanized: Zygós, Latin for "scales") is the seventh astrological sign in the zodiac. It spans 180°–210° celestial longitude . [ 2 ] The Sun transits this sign on average between September 22 and October 23. [ 3 ]
α Librae (Latinised to Alpha Librae) is the system's Bayer designation.. Zubenelgenubi / ˌ z uː b ən ɛ l dʒ ə ˈ n uː b i /, also rendered Zuben Elgenubi, derives from the Arabic ّالزُبَانَى الجَنُوبِي al-zubānā al-janūbiyy "the southern claw", which was coined before Libra was recognized as a constellation distinct from Scorpius.
The precise date of the Equinox varies from year to year but is always between 19 March and 21 March. The consequence is the start date of Aries and therefore the start date of all the other signs can change slightly from year to year. The following Western astrology table enumerates the twelve divisions of celestial longitude with the Latin names.
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.