This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Libra, sorted by decreasing brightness.
Name | B | F | Var | HD | HIP | RA | Dec | vis. mag. |
abs. mag. |
Dist. (ly) | Sp. class | Notes | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
β Lib | β | 27 | 135742 | 74785 | 15h 17m 00.47s | −09° 22′ 58.3″ | 2.61 | −0.84 | 160 | B8V | Zubeneschamali; suspected variable | ||||
α2 Lib | α2 | 9 | 130841 | 72622 | 14h 50m 52.78s | −16° 02′ 29.8″ | 2.75 | 0.88 | 77 | A3IV | Zubenelgenubi; spectroscopic binary; suspected variable; member of the α Lib system | ||||
σ Lib | σ | 20 | 133216 | 73714 | 15h 04m 04.26s | −25° 16′ 54.7″ | 3.25 | −1.51 | 292 | M3/M4III | previously γ Scorpii, Brachium; semiregular variable, Vmax = 3.2m, Vmin = 3.46m, P = 20 d | ||||
υ Lib | υ | 39 | 139063 | 76470 | 15h 37m 01.46s | −28° 08′ 06.3″ | 3.60 | −0.28 | 195 | K3III | previously o Scorpii | ||||
τ Lib | τ | 40 | 139365 | 76600 | 15h 38m 39.38s | −29° 46′ 39.7″ | 3.66 | −2.01 | 445 | B2.5V | |||||
γ Lib | γ | 38 | 138905 | 76333 | 15h 35m 31.54s | −14° 47′ 22.4″ | 3.91 | 0.56 | 152 | K0III | Zubenelhakrabi, has two planets | ||||
θ Lib | θ | 46 | 142198 | 77853 | 15h 53m 49.48s | −16° 43′ 46.6″ | 4.13 | 0.64 | 163 | K0III | |||||
16 Lib | 16 | 132052 | 73165 | 14h 57m 11.06s | −04° 20′ 45.9″ | 4.47 | 2.24 | 91 | F0V | ||||||
ι1 Lib | ι1 | 24 | 134759 | 74392 | 15h 12m 13.31s | −19° 47′ 29.9″ | 4.54 | −0.77 | 376 | Asp... | α2 CVn variable, Vmax = 4.53m, Vmin = 4.56m, P = 3.10 d | ||||
37 Lib | 37 | 138716 | 76219 | 15h 34m 10.52s | −10° 03′ 50.3″ | 4.61 | 2.30 | 94 | K1IV | ||||||
κ Lib | κ | 43 | 139997 | 76880 | 15h 41m 56.82s | −19° 40′ 42.9″ | 4.75 | −0.69 | 400 | K5III | Rì (日),[1] suspected variable | ||||
δ Lib | δ | 19 | 132742 | 73473 | 15h 00m 58.39s | −08° 31′ 08.2″ | 4.91 | 0.06 | 304 | B9.5V | Zuben Elakribi or Mululizu; Algol variable, Vmax = 4.91m, Vmin = 5.9m, P = 2.33 d | ||||
ε Lib | ε | 31 | 137052 | 75379 | 15h 24m 11.93s | −10° 19′ 18.8″ | 4.92 | 2.37 | 106 | F5IV | |||||
11 Lib | 11 | 130952 | 72631 | 14h 51m 01.02s | −02° 17′ 55.9″ | 4.93 | 0.82 | 216 | G8... | RS CVn variable, Vmax = 4.91m, Vmin = 4.95m, P = 60.55 d | |||||
48 Lib | 48 | FX | 142983 | 78207 | 15h 58m 11.38s | −14° 16′ 45.5″ | 4.95 | −1.03 | 513 | B8Ia/Iab | γ Cas variable, Vmax = 4.74m, Vmin = 4.96m | ||||
42 Lib | 42 | 139663 | 76742 | 15h 40m 16.91s | −23° 49′ 05.0″ | 4.97 | −0.37 | 381 | K3III | suspected variable | |||||
λ Lib | λ | 45 | 142096 | 77811 | 15h 53m 20.06s | −20° 10′ 01.2″ | 5.03 | −0.16 | 356 | B3V | α2 CVn variable, ΔV = 0.02m, P = 3.31 d | ||||
36 Lib | 36 | 138688 | 76259 | 15h 34m 37.31s | −28° 02′ 48.9″ | 5.13 | −0.14 | 369 | K2/K3III | ||||||
α1 Lib | α1 | 8 | 130819 | 72603 | 14h 50m 41.26s | −15° 59′ 49.5″ | 5.15 | 3.28 | 77 | F3V | spectroscopic binary; member of the α Lib system | ||||
HR 5780 | IU | 138764 | 76243 | 15h 34m 26.53s | −09° 11′ 00.1″ | 5.16 | 0.00 | 351 | B6IV | slowly pulsating B star, Vmax = 5.14m, Vmin = 5.19m, P = 1.26 d | |||||
ν Lib | ν | 21 | 133774 | 73945 | 15h 06m 37.62s | −16° 15′ 24.3″ | 5.19 | −1.66 | 765 | K5III | Zuben Hakrabim | ||||
12 Lib | 12 | 131430 | 72929 | 14h 54m 20.14s | −24° 38′ 31.7″ | 5.27 | −0.09 | 384 | K2/K3III | ||||||
μ Lib | μ | 7 | 130559 | 72489 | 14h 49m 19.09s | −14° 08′ 56.3″ | 5.32 | 1.03 | 235 | Ap | α2 CVn variable | ||||
HD 126218 | 126218 | 70469 | 14h 24m 48.66s | −24° 48′ 22.6″ | 5.34 | −0.10 | 400 | K0III | |||||||
41 Lib | 41 | 139446 | 76628 | 15h 38m 54.51s | −19° 18′ 06.2″ | 5.36 | 0.27 | 340 | G8III/IV | ||||||
η Lib | η | 44 | 140417 | 77060 | 15h 44m 04.42s | −15° 40′ 21.6″ | 5.41 | 2.14 | 147 | A6IV | Zuben Hakrabi | ||||
49 Lib | 49 | 143333 | 78400 | 16h 00m 19.98s | −16° 31′ 56.6″ | 5.47 | 2.89 | 107 | F7V | variable star, ΔV = 0.004m, P = 0.45 d | |||||
ξ2 Lib | ξ2 | 15 | 131918 | 73133 | 14h 56m 46.11s | −11° 24′ 35.0″ | 5.48 | −0.61 | 538 | K4III | |||||
HD 138413 | 138413 | 76106 | 15h 32m 36.71s | −19° 40′ 13.3″ | 5.50 | 1.29 | 227 | A2IV | |||||||
HD 132833 | 132833 | 73497 | 15h 01m 19.81s | −02° 45′ 17.5″ | 5.52 | −0.67 | 564 | M0III | suspected variable | ||||||
HD 135534 | 135534 | 74732 | 15h 16m 23.03s | −22° 23′ 57.9″ | 5.52 | −0.41 | 500 | K2III | |||||||
ζ4 Lib | ζ4 | 35 | 138485 | 76126 | 15h 32m 55.23s | −16° 51′ 10.1″ | 5.53 | −1.33 | 769 | B3V | suspected variable | ||||
30 Ser | (30) | 141378 | 77464 | 15h 48m 56.81s | −03° 49′ 06.7″ | 5.53 | 2.07 | 160 | A5IV | ||||||
50 Lib | 50 | 143459 | 78436 | 16h 00m 47.64s | −08° 24′ 40.8″ | 5.53 | −0.21 | 459 | A0Vs | ||||||
HD 136479 | 136479 | 75127 | 15h 21m 07.64s | −05° 49′ 29.4″ | 5.54 | 0.96 | 269 | K1III | |||||||
ζ1 Lib | ζ1 | 32 | 137744 | 75730 | 15h 28m 15.40s | −16° 42′ 59.1″ | 5.64 | −1.58 | 908 | K4III | |||||
HD 130529 | 130529 | 72488 | 14h 49m 18.76s | −24° 15′ 05.3″ | 5.68 | −1.99 | 1113 | K3III+... | |||||||
4 Lib | 4 | 129433 | 71974 | 14h 43m 13.57s | −24° 59′ 51.8″ | 5.70 | 0.21 | 409 | B9.5V | 53 Hydrae | |||||
Gliese 570 | KX | 131977 | 73184 | 14h 57m 27.35s | −21° 24′ 55.7″ | 5.72 | 6.86 | 19 | K4V | BY Dra variable, ΔV = 0.04m | |||||
HD 136956 | 136956 | 75352 | 15h 23m 52.26s | −12° 22′ 09.9″ | 5.72 | −0.61 | 603 | G8III | |||||||
HD 134373 | 134373 | 74239 | 15h 10m 18.65s | −26° 19′ 57.4″ | 5.75 | 0.05 | 450 | K0III | |||||||
ξ1 Lib | ξ1 | 13 | 131530 | 72934 | 14h 54m 22.91s | −11° 53′ 54.0″ | 5.78 | 0.54 | 365 | G7III | |||||
HD 139254 | 139254 | 76532 | 15h 37m 48.06s | −23° 08′ 29.5″ | 5.79 | 1.18 | 272 | K0III | |||||||
HD 129944 | 129944 | 72210 | 14h 46m 06.75s | −23° 09′ 10.3″ | 5.80 | 0.55 | 366 | K0III | |||||||
ζ3 Lib | ζ3 | 34 | 138137 | 75944 | 15h 30m 40.39s | −16° 36′ 34.0″ | 5.82 | −0.37 | 564 | K0III | |||||
HD 139329 | 139329 | 76569 | 15h 38m 16.24s | −21° 00′ 58.2″ | 5.82 | 1.06 | 292 | K0III | |||||||
HD 135051 | 135051 | 74539 | 15h 13m 53.32s | −26° 11′ 36.8″ | 5.84 | −1.41 | 918 | G8/K0II | |||||||
18 Lib | 18 | 132345 | 73310 | 14h 58m 53.64s | −11° 08′ 37.9″ | 5.88 | 0.95 | 316 | K3III-IV | ||||||
47 Lib | 47 | 142378 | 77939 | 15h 55m 00.37s | −19° 22′ 58.4″ | 5.95 | −0.46 | 623 | B2/B3V | suspected variable | |||||
HD 130157 | 130157 | 72310 | 14h 47m 13.66s | −21° 19′ 29.6″ | 6.05 | −2.73 | 1863 | K4/K5III | |||||||
ι2 Lib | ι2 | 25 | 134967 | 74493 | 15h 13m 19.22s | −19° 38′ 50.8″ | 6.07 | 1.93 | 219 | A2V | |||||
HD 132375 | 132375 | 73309 | 14h 58m 52.99s | −04° 59′ 20.4″ | 6.08 | 3.37 | 114 | F8V | |||||||
HD 142703 | HR | 142703 | 78078 | 15h 56m 33.33s | −14° 49′ 45.7″ | 6.12 | 2.48 | 173 | A2Ib/II | δ Sct variable, ΔV = 0.02m, P = 0.06 d | |||||
HD 133670 | 133670 | 73927 | 15h 06m 27.10s | −22° 01′ 54.1″ | 6.13 | 2.24 | 195 | K0III | suspected variable | ||||||
ο Lib | ο | 29 | 136407 | 75118 | 15h 21m 01.36s | −15° 32′ 54.2″ | 6.14 | 2.45 | 178 | F2V | |||||
HD 130557 | 130557 | 72449 | 14h 48m 54.10s | −00° 50′ 51.7″ | 6.15 | 0.98 | 353 | B9Vsvar... | |||||||
28 Lib | 28 | 136366 | 75110 | 15h 20m 53.68s | −18° 09′ 30.6″ | 6.16 | −0.27 | 631 | G8II/III | ||||||
26 Lib | 26 | 135230 | 74600 | 15h 14m 33.77s | −17° 46′ 06.7″ | 6.18 | −1.80 | 1283 | B9III | ||||||
HD 139160 | 139160 | 76503 | 15h 37m 28.51s | −26° 16′ 47.3″ | 6.19 | −0.14 | 600 | B9IV | |||||||
HD 128429 | 128429 | 71469 | 14h 36m 59.80s | −12° 18′ 19.1″ | 6.20 | 3.66 | 88 | F6V + WD | Blue straggler | ||||||
HD 138105 | 138105 | 75939 | 15h 30m 36.25s | −20° 43′ 42.5″ | 6.20 | 1.92 | 234 | A3V | suspected variable | ||||||
HD 141853 | 141853 | 77689 | 15h 51m 38.41s | −14° 08′ 00.8″ | 6.20 | −0.43 | 692 | G8III | |||||||
2 Lib | 2 | 126035 | 70336 | 14h 23m 25.63s | −11° 42′ 50.0″ | 6.22 | 1.19 | 330 | G7III | ||||||
HD 140986 | 140986 | 77287 | 15h 46m 45.43s | −06° 07′ 13.3″ | 6.24 | −1.05 | 937 | K0III | |||||||
HD 138488 | 138488 | 76143 | 15h 33m 09.53s | −24° 29′ 25.2″ | 6.26 | 1.22 | 331 | A3/5V +A9/F2 | |||||||
10 Lib | 10 | 131027 | 72702 | 14h 51m 51.31s | −18° 21′ 19.2″ | 6.27 | −0.97 | 913 | K0II/III | ||||||
HD 135367 | 135367 | 74623 | 15h 14m 50.61s | −05° 30′ 09.3″ | 6.28 | −0.95 | 911 | K3III | |||||||
HD 138268 | 138268 | 76033 | 15h 31m 43.45s | −20° 09′ 53.4″ | 6.28 | 1.96 | 239 | A5V | |||||||
HD 140301 | 140301 | 77007 | 15h 43m 24.86s | −15° 02′ 34.8″ | 6.30 | 0.80 | 411 | K0III | |||||||
HD 139290 | 139290 | 76567 | 15h 38m 15.80s | −28° 12′ 23.8″ | 6.32 | 0.14 | 562 | K1III | |||||||
HD 142640 | 142640 | 78059 | 15h 56m 14.41s | −14° 23′ 57.2″ | 6.32 | 2.29 | 208 | F6V | |||||||
5 Lib | 5 | 129978 | 72194 | 14h 45m 57.78s | −15° 27′ 34.4″ | 6.33 | −1.33 | 1109 | K2III | ||||||
HD 139518 | 139518 | 76666 | 15h 39m 21.39s | −23° 09′ 00.6″ | 6.33 | 1.47 | 306 | B9.5V | |||||||
HD 130325 | 130325 | 72373 | 14h 47m 54.92s | −12° 50′ 23.2″ | 6.34 | 1.12 | 361 | K0III | |||||||
HD 132953 | 132953 | 73571 | 15h 02m 08.59s | −07° 34′ 31.1″ | 6.38 | 0.13 | 580 | A5V | |||||||
22 Lib | 22 | 133800 | 73953 | 15h 06m 49.10s | −16° 29′ 03.6″ | 6.41 | 0.90 | 413 | A1V | ||||||
HD 129980 | 129980 | 72217 | 14h 46m 10.92s | −21° 10′ 32.6″ | 6.43 | 3.30 | 138 | G2V | |||||||
HD 137798 | 137798 | 75790 | 15h 28m 58.69s | −28° 52′ 00.5″ | 6.43 | 2.51 | 198 | G0V | |||||||
23 Lib | 23 | 134987 | 74500 | 15h 13m 28.93s | −25° 18′ 33.0″ | 6.45 | 4.40 | 84 | G5V | has two planets (b & c) | |||||
HD 139461 | 139461 | 76603 | 15h 38m 40.07s | −08° 47′ 29.1″ | 6.45 | 4.47 | 81 | F6V | |||||||
30 Lib | 30 | 136801 | 75294 | 15h 23m 01.78s | −15° 08′ 02.7″ | 6.46 | −0.43 | 780 | K4III | suspected variable | |||||
HD 134946 | 134946 | 74490 | 15h 13m 17.43s | −24° 00′ 29.8″ | 6.47 | 0.96 | 412 | B8III | |||||||
HD 126251 | 126251 | 70452 | 14h 24m 40.90s | −11° 40′ 10.7″ | 6.49 | 1.72 | 293 | F4III | |||||||
HD 126363 | 126363 | 70501 | 14h 25m 17.63s | −13° 21′ 11.4″ | 6.49 | 0.48 | 520 | K2III | |||||||
HD 127964 | 127964 | 71295 | 14h 34m 50.72s | −20° 26′ 21.8″ | 6.49 | 0.12 | 613 | A3V | |||||||
HD 134758 | 134758 | 74391 | 15h 12m 12.04s | −19° 06′ 23.1″ | 6.49 | 0.33 | 555 | K4III | |||||||
HD 140722 | 140722 | 77235 | 15h 46m 12.89s | −28° 03′ 41.1″ | 6.49 | 2.33 | 222 | F0V | |||||||
HD 136646 | 136646 | 75272 | 15h 22m 45.19s | −29° 20′ 30.9″ | 6.50 | 0.83 | 443 | K0III | |||||||
HD 133112 | 133112 | 73608 | 15h 02m 44.9s | −03° 01′ 53″ | 6.60 | 323 | A6IV-V | WASP-189, has a planet (b)[2] | |||||||
17 Lib | 17 | 132230 | 73249 | 14h 58m 13.42s | −11° 09′ 17.1″ | 6.61 | 1.30 | 376 | A1V | ||||||
33 Lib | 33 | GZ | 137949 | 75848 | 15h 29m 34.78s | −17° 26′ 27.4″ | 6.69 | 1.94 | 291 | Ap | rapidly oscillating Ap star, Vmax = 6.66m, Vmin = 6.71m, P = 4.85 d | ||||
HD 141569 | 141569 | 77542 | 15h 49m 57.75s | −03° 55′ 16.3″ | 7.12 | 379 | A0Ve | has a protoplanetary disk | |||||||
3 Lib | 3 | 128756 | 71652 | 14h 39m 22.01s | −25° 01′ 43.0″ | 7.20 | 663 | K0III | |||||||
HD 140283 | 140283 | 76976 | 15h 43m 03.10s | −10° 56′ 00.6″ | 7.21 | 190 | sdF3 | one of the oldest stars known; suspected variable | |||||||
FY Lib | FY | 132112 | 73213 | 14h 57m 46.55s | −12° 26′ 15.3″ | 7.23 | 1310 | M5III | semiregular variable, Vmax = 6.5m, Vmin = 7.78m, P = 179.7 d | ||||||
KU Lib | KU | 128987 | 71743 | 14h 40m 31.11s | −16° 12′ 33.4″ | 7.23 | 77 | G8V | BY Dra variable; member of the α Lib system | ||||||
ES Lib | ES | 135681 | 74765 | 15h 16m 48.61s | −13° 02′ 21.1″ | 7.25 | 378 | A3III | β Lyr variable, Vmax = 7.1m, Vmin = 7.57m, P = 0.88 d | ||||||
HD 141937 | 141937 | 77740 | 15h 52m 17.55s | −18° 26′ 09.8″ | 7.25 | 4.63 | 109 | G2/G3V | has a planet (b) | ||||||
HD 134796 | 134796 | 74401 | 15h 12m 20.95s | −16° 24′ 39.86″ | 7.28 | 7.26 | B9V | ||||||||
HD 136905 | GX | 136905 | 75325 | 15h 23m 26.06s | −06° 36′ 37.8″ | 7.31 | 378 | G8IVp | RS CVn variable, ΔV = 0.08m, P = 11.13 d | ||||||
HD 134214 | HI | 134214 | 74145 | 15h 09m 02.41s | −13° 59′ 58.7″ | 7.48 | 335 | Ap... | rapidly oscillating Ap star, ΔV = 0.007m | ||||||
HM Lib | HM | 137613 | 75694 | 15h 27m 48.32s | −25° 10′ 10.1″ | 7.54 | 1940 | C | PV Tel variable, Vmax = 7.42m, Vmin = 7.63m | ||||||
HD 134701 | 134701 | 15h 11m 51.55s | −16° 36′ 40.16″ | 7.70 | 8.20 | F5V | |||||||||
HD 133803 | 133803 | 73990 | 15h 07m 15.0s | −29° 30′ 16″ | 8.12 | 408 | A9V | has two planets | |||||||
HD 133131 A | 133131 | 73674 | 15h 03m 35.8s | −27° 50′ 28″ | 8.4 | G2V | has two planets | ||||||||
HD 133131 B | 133131 | 73674 | 15h 03m 35.8s | −27° 50′ 28″ | 8.42 | G2 | has a planet | ||||||||
HD 128598 | 128598 | 71567 | 14h 38m 11.78s | −14° 57′ 17.2″ | 8.76 | 3080 | K1IV/V | used to discover Uranus's rings | |||||||
UZ Lib | UZ | 76086 | 15h 32m 23.21s | −08° 32′ 00.9″ | 9.12 | 525 | K0III | RS CVn variable, Vmax = 8.85m, Vmin = 9.62m, P = 4.77 d | |||||||
HD 134440 | 134440 | 74234 | 15h 10m 12.97s | −16° 27′ 47.5″ | 9.43 | 93 | K2V | peculiar metal abundance; suspected variable | |||||||
EH Lib | EH | 73315 | 14h 58m 55.92s | −00° 56′ 53.1″ | 9.83 | 2.00 | 1,197 | A5V | δ Sct variable, Vmax = 9.35m, Vmin = 10.08m, P = 0.09 d | ||||||
VZ Lib | VZ | 76050 | 15h 31m 51.76s | −15° 41′ 10.2″ | 10.27 | 667 | F5 | W UMa variable, Vmax = 10.13m, Vmin = 10.63m, P = 0.36 d | |||||||
Gliese 581 | HO | 74995 | 15h 19m 26.82s | −07° 43′ 20.2″ | 10.55 | 11.57 | 20 | M3 | BY Dra variable, Vmax = 10.56m, Vmin = 10.58m; has 3 planets (b, c, e) | ||||||
WASP-109 | 15h 28m 13.0s | −16° 24′ 39″ | 11.4 | 3.81 | 1076 | F4V | has a transiting planets | ||||||||
HE 1523-0901 | 15h 26m 01.07s | −09° 11′ 38.9″ | 11.50 | one of the oldest stars known | |||||||||||
HP Lib | HP | 15h 35m 53.08s | −14° 13′ 12.2″ | 13.65 | Bpec | AM CVn star and V777 Her variable, Vmax = 13.65m, Vmin = 13.8m, P = 0.013 d | |||||||||
K2-315 | 15h 12m 5.06s | −20° 06′ 29.39″ | 17.67 | 13.89 | 185.3 | M3.5V | has a transiting planet (b) | ||||||||
2MASS 1507-1627 | 15h 07m 47.69s | −16° 27′ 38.6″ | 22.14 | 23.9 | L5.5 | brown dwarf | |||||||||
GW Lib | GW | 15h 19m 55.35s | −25° 00′ 24.5″ | WZ Sge variable | |||||||||||
WISE 1541-2250 | 15h 41m 51.66s | −22° 50′ 25.0″ | 18.6 | Y0 | brown dwarf | ||||||||||
IC 1059 | 14h 50m 42.54s | −00° 52′ 33.1″ | a galaxy discovered in 1893 by Stephane Javelle[3][4][5] | ||||||||||||
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See also
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References
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