Star profile

Xi 2 Librae

3D likeness based on its real data · class K · ~4,200 K

What is Xi 2 Librae

Xi-2 Librae is an orange K-type giant about 549 light-years away, in the ancient Scales —to the Romans an emblem of justice, to the Greeks part of the Scorpion's claws. Its spectral type marks a star already old, swollen and cooled from its blue past; what we see tonight is the long autumn of a sun that was once hotter and whiter.

Where it is and when to see it

Xi 2 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 27° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 38° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 68° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere south of 79° N.

It ranks no. 28 in brightness among the 49 stars of Libra in our catalogue. To find it, start from Zubeneschamali, the brightest: it lies about 5° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 550 years ago.

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Astronomical data for Xi 2 Librae

Constellation: Libra
Apparent magnitude: 5.48
Distance: 549.2 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 224.192° · Dec -11.410°
Catalogue: HIP 73133 · HD 131918

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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