Star profile

11 Librae

3D likeness based on its real data · class G · ~5,500 K

What is 11 Librae

11 Librae is an evolved G-type star pulsing some 219 light-years away within the Scales, the only zodiacal sign embodied by an object rather than a living being. Cooler and more swollen than the Sun, it is in transit toward the giant phase. The ecliptic cuts through this sector and the planets file past periodically, with Mars and Saturn crossing in front of it many times over the past centuries.

Where it is and when to see it

11 Librae lies in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is May, when it culminates around midnight.

From London it culminates about 36° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 47° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 58° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere south of 88° N.

It ranks no. 14 in brightness among the 49 stars of Libra in our catalogue. To find it, start from Zubeneschamali, the brightest: it lies about 10° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 220 years ago.

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Astronomical data for 11 Librae

Constellation: Libra
Apparent magnitude: 4.93
Distance: 218.6 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 222.754° · Dec -2.299°
Catalogue: HIP 72631 · HD 130952

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Other stars in Libra

Libra has 49 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 49 stars in Libra