List of stars in Libra

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Libra, sorted by decreasing brightness.

Notes

β Lib

β

27

135742

74785

15^h 17^m 00.47^s

−09° 22′ 58.3″

2.61

−0.84

160

B8V

Zubeneschamali; suspected variable

α² Lib

α²

9

130841

72622

14^h 50^m 52.78^s

−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

15^h 04^m 04.26^s

−25° 16′ 54.7″

3.25

−1.51

292

M3/M4III

previously γ Scorpii, Brachium; semiregular variable, V_max = 3.2^m, V_min = 3.46^m, P = 20 d

υ Lib

υ

39

139063

76470

15^h 37^m 01.46^s

−28° 08′ 06.3″

3.60

−0.28

195

K3III

previously o Scorpii

τ Lib

τ

40

139365

76600

15^h 38^m 39.38^s

−29° 46′ 39.7″

3.66

−2.01

445

B2.5V

γ Lib

γ

38

138905

76333

15^h 35^m 31.54^s

−14° 47′ 22.4″

3.91

0.56

152

K0III

Zubenelhakrabi, has two planets

θ Lib

θ

46

142198

77853

15^h 53^m 49.48^s

−16° 43′ 46.6″

4.13

0.64

163

K0III

16 Lib

16

132052

73165

14^h 57^m 11.06^s

−04° 20′ 45.9″

4.47

2.24

91

F0V

ι¹ Lib

ι¹

24

134759

74392

15^h 12^m 13.31^s

−19° 47′ 29.9″

4.54

−0.77

376

Asp...

α² CVn variable, V_max = 4.53^m, V_min = 4.56^m, P = 3.10 d

37 Lib

37

138716

76219

15^h 34^m 10.52^s

−10° 03′ 50.3″

4.61

2.30

94

K1IV

κ Lib

κ

43

139997

76880

15^h 41^m 56.82^s

−19° 40′ 42.9″

4.75

−0.69

400

K5III

Rì (日),^[1] suspected variable

δ Lib

δ

19

132742

73473

15^h 00^m 58.39^s

−08° 31′ 08.2″

4.91

0.06

304

B9.5V

Zuben Elakribi or Mululizu; Algol variable, V_max = 4.91^m, V_min = 5.9^m, P = 2.33 d

ε Lib

ε

31

137052

75379

15^h 24^m 11.93^s

−10° 19′ 18.8″

4.92

2.37

106

F5IV

11 Lib

11

130952

72631

14^h 51^m 01.02^s

−02° 17′ 55.9″

4.93

0.82

216

G8...

RS CVn variable, V_max = 4.91^m, V_min = 4.95^m, P = 60.55 d

48 Lib

48

FX

142983

78207

15^h 58^m 11.38^s

−14° 16′ 45.5″

4.95

−1.03

513

B8Ia/Iab

γ Cas variable, V_max = 4.74^m, V_min = 4.96^m

42 Lib

χ^[2]

42

139663

76742

15^h 40^m 16.91^s

−23° 49′ 05.0″

4.97

−0.37

381

K3III

suspected variable

λ Lib

λ

45

142096

77811

15^h 53^m 20.06^s

−20° 10′ 01.2″

5.03

−0.16

356

B3V

α² CVn variable, ΔV = 0.02^m, P = 3.31 d^{[dubious – discuss]}

36 Lib

36

138688

76259

15^h 34^m 37.31^s

−28° 02′ 48.9″

5.13

−0.14

369

K2/K3III

α¹ Lib

α¹

8

130819

72603

14^h 50^m 41.26^s

−15° 59′ 49.5″

5.15

3.28

77

F3V

spectroscopic binary; member of the α Lib system

HR 5780

IU

138764

76243

15^h 34^m 26.53^s

−09° 11′ 00.1″

5.16

0.00

351

B6IV

slowly pulsating B star, V_max = 5.14^m, V_min = 5.19^m, P = 1.26 d

ν Lib

ν

21

133774

73945

15^h 06^m 37.62^s

−16° 15′ 24.3″

5.19

−1.66

765

K5III

Zuben Hakrabim

12 Lib

12

131430

72929

14^h 54^m 20.14^s

−24° 38′ 31.7″

5.27

−0.09

384

K2/K3III

μ Lib

μ

7

130559

72489

14^h 49^m 19.09^s

−14° 08′ 56.3″

5.32

1.03

235

Ap

α² CVn variable

HD 126218

126218

70469

14^h 24^m 48.66^s

−24° 48′ 22.6″

5.34

−0.10

400

K0III

41 Lib

φ^[3]

41

139446

76628

15^h 38^m 54.51^s

−19° 18′ 06.2″

5.36

0.27

340

G8III/IV

η Lib

η

44

140417

77060

15^h 44^m 04.42^s

−15° 40′ 21.6″

5.41

2.14

147

A6IV

Zuben Hakrabi

49 Lib

(φ)^[4]

49

143333

78400

16^h 00^m 19.98^s

−16° 31′ 56.6″

5.47

2.89

107

F7V

variable star, ΔV = 0.004^m, P = 0.45 d

ξ² Lib

ξ²

15

131918

73133

14^h 56^m 46.11^s

−11° 24′ 35.0″

5.48

−0.61

538

K4III

HD 138413

138413

76106

15^h 32^m 36.71^s

−19° 40′ 13.3″

5.50

1.29

227

A2IV

HD 132833

132833

73497

15^h 01^m 19.81^s

−02° 45′ 17.5″

5.52

−0.67

564

M0III

suspected variable

HD 135534

135534

74732

15^h 16^m 23.03^s

−22° 23′ 57.9″

5.52

−0.41

500

K2III

ζ⁴ Lib

ζ⁴

35

138485

76126

15^h 32^m 55.23^s

−16° 51′ 10.1″

5.53

−1.33

769

B3V

suspected variable

30 Ser

(30)

141378

77464

15^h 48^m 56.81^s

−03° 49′ 06.7″

5.53

2.07

160

A5IV

50 Lib

ψ^[5]

50

143459

78436

16^h 00^m 47.64^s

−08° 24′ 40.8″

5.53

−0.21

459

A0Vs

HD 136479

136479

75127

15^h 21^m 07.64^s

−05° 49′ 29.4″

5.54

0.96

269

K1III

ζ¹ Lib

ζ¹

32

137744

75730

15^h 28^m 15.40^s

−16° 42′ 59.1″

5.64

−1.58

908

K4III

On 24 December 2031 it will be occulted by Venus over the North Pacific, Alaska, Northern Canada.^[6]^: 165

HD 130529

130529

72488

14^h 49^m 18.76^s

−24° 15′ 05.3″

5.68

−1.99

1113

K3III+...

4 Lib

4

129433

71974

14^h 43^m 13.57^s

−24° 59′ 51.8″

5.70

0.21

409

B9.5V

53 Hydrae

Gliese 570

KX

131977

73184

14^h 57^m 27.35^s

−21° 24′ 55.7″

5.72

6.86

19

K4V

BY Dra variable, ΔV = 0.04^m

HD 136956

136956

75352

15^h 23^m 52.26^s

−12° 22′ 09.9″

5.72

−0.61

603

G8III

HD 134373

134373

74239

15^h 10^m 18.65^s

−26° 19′ 57.4″

5.75

0.05

450

K0III

ξ¹ Lib

ξ¹

13

131530

72934

14^h 54^m 22.91^s

−11° 53′ 54.0″

5.78

0.54

365

G7III

HD 139254

139254

76532

15^h 37^m 48.06^s

−23° 08′ 29.5″

5.79

1.18

272

K0III

HD 129944

129944

72210

14^h 46^m 06.75^s

−23° 09′ 10.3″

5.80

0.55

366

K0III

ζ³ Lib

ζ³

34

138137

75944

15^h 30^m 40.39^s

−16° 36′ 34.0″

5.82

−0.37

564

K0III

HD 139329

139329

76569

15^h 38^m 16.24^s

−21° 00′ 58.2″

5.82

1.06

292

K0III

HD 135051

135051

74539

15^h 13^m 53.32^s

−26° 11′ 36.8″

5.84

−1.41

918

G8/K0II

18 Lib

18

132345

73310

14^h 58^m 53.64^s

−11° 08′ 37.9″

5.88

0.95

316

K3III-IV

47 Lib

47

142378

77939

15^h 55^m 00.37^s

−19° 22′ 58.4″

5.95

−0.46

623

B2/B3V

suspected variable

HD 130157

130157

72310

14^h 47^m 13.66^s

−21° 19′ 29.6″

6.05

−2.73

1863

K4/K5III

ι² Lib

ι²

25

134967

74493

15^h 13^m 19.22^s

−19° 38′ 50.8″

6.07

1.93

219

A2V

HD 132375

132375

73309

14^h 58^m 52.99^s

−04° 59′ 20.4″

6.08

3.37

114

F8V

HD 142703

HR

142703

78078

15^h 56^m 33.33^s

−14° 49′ 45.7″

6.12

2.48

173

A2Ib/II

δ Sct variable, ΔV = 0.02^m, P = 0.06 d

HD 133670

133670

73927

15^h 06^m 27.10^s

−22° 01′ 54.1″

6.13

2.24

195

K0III

suspected variable

ο Lib

ο

29

136407

75118

15^h 21^m 01.36^s

−15° 32′ 54.2″

6.14

2.45

178

F2V

HD 130557

130557

72449

14^h 48^m 54.10^s

−00° 50′ 51.7″

6.15

0.98

353

B9Vsvar...

28 Lib

28

136366

75110

15^h 20^m 53.68^s

−18° 09′ 30.6″

6.16

−0.27

631

G8II/III

26 Lib

26

135230

74600

15^h 14^m 33.77^s

−17° 46′ 06.7″

6.18

−1.80

1283

B9III

HD 139160

139160

76503

15^h 37^m 28.51^s

−26° 16′ 47.3″

6.19

−0.14

600

B9IV

HD 128429

128429

71469

14^h 36^m 59.80^s

−12° 18′ 19.1″

6.20

3.66

88

F6V + WD

Blue straggler

HD 138105

138105

75939

15^h 30^m 36.25^s

−20° 43′ 42.5″

6.20

1.92

234

A3V

suspected variable

HD 141853

141853

77689

15^h 51^m 38.41^s

−14° 08′ 00.8″

6.20

−0.43

692

G8III

2 Lib

2

126035

70336

14^h 23^m 25.63^s

−11° 42′ 50.0″

6.22

1.19

330

G7III

HD 140986

140986

77287

15^h 46^m 45.43^s

−06° 07′ 13.3″

6.24

−1.05

937

K0III

HD 138488

138488

76143

15^h 33^m 09.53^s

−24° 29′ 25.2″

6.26

1.22

331

A3/5V +A9/F2

10 Lib

10

131027

72702

14^h 51^m 51.31^s

−18° 21′ 19.2″

6.27

−0.97

913

K0II/III

HD 135367

135367

74623

15^h 14^m 50.61^s

−05° 30′ 09.3″

6.28

−0.95

911

K3III

HD 138268

138268

76033

15^h 31^m 43.45^s

−20° 09′ 53.4″

6.28

1.96

239

A5V

HD 140301

140301

77007

15^h 43^m 24.86^s

−15° 02′ 34.8″

6.30

0.80

411

K0III

HD 139290

139290

76567

15^h 38^m 15.80^s

−28° 12′ 23.8″

6.32

0.14

562

K1III

HD 142640

142640

78059

15^h 56^m 14.41^s

−14° 23′ 57.2″

6.32

2.29

208

F6V

5 Lib

5

129978

72194

14^h 45^m 57.78^s

−15° 27′ 34.4″

6.33

−1.33

1109

K2III

HD 139518

139518

76666

15^h 39^m 21.39^s

−23° 09′ 00.6″

6.33

1.47

306

B9.5V

HD 130325

130325

72373

14^h 47^m 54.92^s

−12° 50′ 23.2″

6.34

1.12

361

K0III

HD 132953

132953

73571

15^h 02^m 08.59^s

−07° 34′ 31.1″

6.38

0.13

580

A5V

22 Lib

22

133800

73953

15^h 06^m 49.10^s

−16° 29′ 03.6″

6.41

0.90

413

A1V

HD 129980

129980

72217

14^h 46^m 10.92^s

−21° 10′ 32.6″

6.43

3.30

138

G2V

HD 137798

137798

75790

15^h 28^m 58.69^s

−28° 52′ 00.5″

6.43

2.51

198

G0V

23 Lib

23

134987

74500

15^h 13^m 28.93^s

−25° 18′ 33.0″

6.45

4.40

84

G5V

has two planets (b & c)

HD 139461

139461

76603

15^h 38^m 40.07^s

−08° 47′ 29.1″

6.45

4.47

81

F6V

30 Lib

30

136801

75294

15^h 23^m 01.78^s

−15° 08′ 02.7″

6.46

−0.43

780

K4III

suspected variable

HD 134946

134946

74490

15^h 13^m 17.43^s

−24° 00′ 29.8″

6.47

0.96

412

B8III

HD 126251

126251

70452

14^h 24^m 40.90^s

−11° 40′ 10.7″

6.49

1.72

293

F4III

HD 126363

126363

70501

14^h 25^m 17.63^s

−13° 21′ 11.4″

6.49

0.48

520

K2III

HD 127964

127964

71295

14^h 34^m 50.72^s

−20° 26′ 21.8″

6.49

0.12

613

A3V

HD 134758

134758

74391

15^h 12^m 12.04^s

−19° 06′ 23.1″

6.49

0.33

555

K4III

HD 140722

140722

77235

15^h 46^m 12.89^s

−28° 03′ 41.1″

6.49

2.33

222

F0V

HD 136646

136646

75272

15^h 22^m 45.19^s

−29° 20′ 30.9″

6.50

0.83

443

K0III

HD 133112

133112

73608

15^h 02^m 44.9^s

−03° 01′ 53″

6.60

323

A6IV-V

WASP-189, has a planet (b)^[7]

17 Lib

17

132230

73249

14^h 58^m 13.42^s

−11° 09′ 17.1″

6.61

1.30

376

A1V

33 Lib

ζ²

33

GZ

137949

75848

15^h 29^m 34.78^s

−17° 26′ 27.4″

6.69

1.94

291

Ap

rapidly oscillating Ap star, V_max = 6.66^m, V_min = 6.71^m, P = 4.85 d

HD 141569

141569

77542

15^h 49^m 57.75^s

−03° 55′ 16.3″

7.12

379

A0Ve

has a protoplanetary disk

3 Lib

3

128756

71652

14^h 39^m 22.01^s

−25° 01′ 43.0″

7.20

663

K0III

HD 140283

140283

76976

15^h 43^m 03.10^s

−10° 56′ 00.6″

7.21

190

sdF3

one of the oldest stars known; suspected variable

FY Lib

FY

132112

73213

14^h 57^m 46.55^s

−12° 26′ 15.3″

7.23

1310

M5III

semiregular variable, V_max = 6.5^m, V_min = 7.78^m, P = 179.7 d

KU Lib

KU

128987

71743

14^h 40^m 31.11^s

−16° 12′ 33.4″

7.23

77

G8V

BY Dra variable; member of the α Lib system

ES Lib

ES

135681

74765

15^h 16^m 48.61^s

−13° 02′ 21.1″

7.25

378

A3III

β Lyr variable, V_max = 7.1^m, V_min = 7.57^m, P = 0.88 d

HD 141937

141937

77740

15^h 52^m 17.55^s

−18° 26′ 09.8″

7.25

4.63

109

G2/G3V

has a planet (b)

HD 134796

134796

74401

15^h 12^m 20.95^s

−16° 24′ 39.86″

7.28

7.26

B9V

HD 136905

GX

136905

75325

15^h 23^m 26.06^s

−06° 36′ 37.8″

7.31

378

G8IVp

RS CVn variable, ΔV = 0.08^m, P = 11.13 d

HD 134214

HI

134214

74145

15^h 09^m 02.41^s

−13° 59′ 58.7″

7.48

335

Ap...

rapidly oscillating Ap star, ΔV = 0.007^m

HM Lib

HM

137613

75694

15^h 27^m 48.32^s

−25° 10′ 10.1″

7.54

1940

C

PV Tel variable, V_max = 7.42^m, V_min = 7.63^m

HD 134701

134701

15^h 11^m 51.55^s

−16° 36′ 40.16″

7.70

8.20

F5V

HD 133803

133803

73990

15^h 07^m 15.0^s

−29° 30′ 16″

8.12

408

A9V

has two planets

HD 133131 A

133131

73674

15^h 03^m 35.8^s

−27° 50′ 28″

8.4

G2V

has two planets

HD 133131 B

133131

73674

15^h 03^m 35.8^s

−27° 50′ 28″

8.42

G2

has a planet

HD 128598

128598

71567

14^h 38^m 11.78^s

−14° 57′ 17.2″

8.76

3080

K1IV/V

used to discover Uranus's rings

UZ Lib

UZ

76086

15^h 32^m 23.21^s

−08° 32′ 00.9″

9.12

525

K0III

RS CVn variable, V_max = 8.85^m, V_min = 9.62^m, P = 4.77 d

HD 134440

134440

74234

15^h 10^m 12.97^s

−16° 27′ 47.5″

9.43

93

K2V

peculiar metal abundance; suspected variable

EH Lib

EH

73315

14^h 58^m 55.92^s

−00° 56′ 53.1″

9.83

2.00

1,197

A5V

δ Sct variable, V_max = 9.35^m, V_min = 10.08^m, P = 0.09 d

HD 139139

139139

15^h 37^m 06.21^s

−19° 08′ 33.1″

9.84

351

G3/5V

has unusual dimming periods

VZ Lib

VZ

76050

15^h 31^m 51.76^s

−15° 41′ 10.2″

10.27

667

F5

W UMa variable, V_max = 10.13^m, V_min = 10.63^m, P = 0.36 d

Gliese 581

HO

74995

15^h 19^m 26.82^s

−07° 43′ 20.2″

10.55

11.57

20

M3

BY Dra variable, V_max = 10.56^m, V_min = 10.58^m; has 3 planets (b, c, e)

WASP-109

15^h 28^m 13.0^s

−16° 24′ 39″

11.4

3.81

1076

F4V

has a transiting planets

HE 1523-0901

15^h 26^m 01.07^s

−09° 11′ 38.9″

11.50

one of the oldest stars known

HP Lib

HP

15^h 35^m 53.08^s

−14° 13′ 12.2″

13.65

Bpec

AM CVn star and V777 Her variable, V_max = 13.65^m, V_min = 13.8^m, P = 0.013 d

K2-315

15^h 12^m 5.06^s

−20° 06′ 29.39″

17.67

13.89

185.3

M3.5V

has a transiting planet (b)

2MASS 1507-1627

15^h 07^m 47.69^s

−16° 27′ 38.6″

22.14

23.9

L5.5

brown dwarf

GW Lib

GW

15^h 19^m 55.35^s

−25° 00′ 24.5″

WZ Sge variable

WISE 1541-2250

15^h 41^m 51.66^s

−22° 50′ 25.0″

18.6

Y0

brown dwarf

IC 1059

14^h 50^m 42.54^s

−00° 52′ 33.1″

a galaxy discovered in 1893 by Stephane Javelle^[8]^[9]^[10]

Table legend:

• Name = Proper name
• B = Bayer designation
• F or/and G. = Flamsteed designation or Gould designation
• Var = Variable-star designation
• HD = Henry Draper Catalogue designation number
• HIP = Hipparcos Catalogue designation number
• RA = Right ascension for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0
• Dec = Declination for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0

• vis. mag. = visual magnitude (m or m_v), also known as apparent magnitude
• abs. mag. = absolute magnitude (M_v)
• Dist. (ly) = Distance in light-years from Earth
• Sp. class = Spectral class of the star in the stellar classification system
• Notes = Common name(s) or alternate name(s); comments; notable properties [for example: multiple star status, range of variability if it is a variable star, exoplanets, etc.]

References

ESA (1997). "The Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues". Retrieved 2006-12-26.
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↑ Ian Ridpath's Startales - Libra the Scales
↑ Labelled Chi Librae (χ Lib/χ Librae) by Bode in his Uranographia
↑ Labelled Phi Librae (φ Lib/φ Librae) by Bode in his Uranographia
↑ Labelled as Phi Scorpii (φ Sco/φ Scorpii) in Bode’s Uranographia
↑ Labelled Psi Librae (ψ Lib/ψ Librae) by Bode in his Uranographia
↑ Meeus, Jan (2002). "Mutual occultations of planets". More Mathematical Astronomy Morsels (PDF). pp. 174–185. ISBN 0943396743.
↑ University of Bern (28 September 2020). "First study with CHEOPS data describes one of the most extreme planets in the universe". EurekAlert!. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
↑ csligman.com
↑ WikiSky, "IC 1059" (accessed 2010-10-27)
↑ SIMBAD, "IC 1059" (accessed 2010-10-27)

[ridpathlibra-1] Ian Ridpath's Startales - Libra the Scales

[2] Labelled Chi Librae (χ Lib/χ Librae) by Bode in his Uranographia

[3] Labelled Phi Librae (φ Lib/φ Librae) by Bode in his Uranographia

[4] Labelled as Phi Scorpii (φ Sco/φ Scorpii) in Bode’s Uranographia

[5] Labelled Psi Librae (ψ Lib/ψ Librae) by Bode in his Uranographia

[Mus2002-6] Meeus, Jan (2002). "Mutual occultations of planets". More Mathematical Astronomy Morsels (PDF). pp. 174–185. ISBN 0943396743.

[EA-20200928-7] University of Bern (28 September 2020). "First study with CHEOPS data describes one of the most extreme planets in the universe". EurekAlert!. Retrieved 28 September 2020.

[8] sligman.com

[9] WikiSky, "IC 1059" (accessed 2010-10-27)

[10] SIMBAD, "IC 1059" (accessed 2010-10-27)

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