Star profile
11 Librae
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: the Sun sits at the opposite point of the sky and the star culminates around midnight. How high it climbs above the horizon depends on the latitude you watch from.
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A public signature from a real person. The chosen name is a symbolic denomination within Stelvia, with no official standing or IAU recognition: the sky is not for sale and belongs to no one.
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.
- ZubeneschamaliBeta Librae2.61
- ZubenelgenubiAlpha 2 Librae2.75
- BrachiumSigma Librae3.25
- Kappa Librae4.75
- Delta Librae4.91
- Epsilon Librae4.92
- 48 Librae4.95
- 42 Librae4.97