Star profile
HIP 76106
What is HIP 76106
It resides in Libra, the celestial scales, the only zodiacal sign represented by an object rather than a living being. A white A-type star, hotter and brighter than the Sun, its light set out some 229 years ago, in the convulsive months of the French Revolution, while Paris was rewriting the rules of liberty. A serene point in a constellation steeped in symbolism, once said to weigh souls in ancient Egyptian myths.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 76106 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 19° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 30° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 76° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 70° N.
It ranks no. 29 in brightness among the 49 stars of Libra in our catalogue. To find it, start from Zubeneschamali, the brightest: it lies about 11° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 230 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 76106
- Constellation
- Libra
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.50
- Distance
- 228.6 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 233.153° · Dec -19.670°
- Catalogue
- HIP 76106 · HD 138413
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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
- Eta Librae5.41
- 49 Librae5.47
- Xi 2 Librae5.48
- HIP 734975.52
- HIP 747325.52