The constellation Libra

Libra in figures

Catalogued stars

49

Those visible to the naked eye, down to magnitude 6

Brightest star

Zubeneschamali

Apparent magnitude 2.61

Region of the sky

Southern sky

Declination from -30° to -2°

Highest around

May

Month when it culminates at midnight

With a proper name

4

Stars with a traditional name, not just a catalogue designation

Nearest star

HIP 73184

19 light years

These figures are computed over Stelvia's catalogue —stars visible to the naked eye, down to magnitude 6—, not over the constellation's real total: the count, the brightest and the nearest all refer to that catalogue. The region of the sky comes from the median declination of its stars; the month, from their mean right ascension.

Every star in Libra

The 49 stars of Libra catalogued by Stelvia, from the brightest to the faintest. Each one has its own page.

• ZubeneschamaliBeta Librae2.61
• ZubenelgenubiAlpha 2 Librae2.75
• BrachiumSigma Librae3.25
• Upsilon Librae3.60
• Tau Librae3.66
• ZubenelhakrabiGamma Librae3.91
• Theta Librae4.13
• 16 Librae4.47
• Iota 1 Librae4.54
• 37 Librae4.61
• Kappa Librae4.75
• Delta Librae4.91
• Epsilon Librae4.92
• 11 Librae4.93
• 48 Librae4.95
• 42 Librae4.97
• Lambda Librae5.04
• 36 Librae5.13
• Alpha 1 Librae5.15
• HIP 762435.16
• Nu Librae5.19
• 12 Librae5.27
• Mu Librae5.32
• HIP 704695.34
• 41 Librae5.36
• Eta Librae5.41
• 49 Librae5.47
• Xi 2 Librae5.48
• HIP 761065.50
• HIP 734975.52
• HIP 747325.52
• Zeta 4 Librae5.53
• HIP 774645.53
• 50 Librae5.53
• HIP 751275.54
• Zeta 1 Librae5.64
• HIP 724885.68
• 4 Librae5.70
• HIP 731845.72
• HIP 753525.72
• HIP 742395.75
• Xi 1 Librae5.78
• HIP 765325.79
• HIP 722105.80
• Zeta 3 Librae5.82
• HIP 765695.82
• HIP 745395.84
• 18 Librae5.88
• 47 Librae5.95