Star profile

36 Librae

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

What is 36 Librae

36 Librae is an orange K-type star in Libra, the small zodiacal constellation that the Romans drew from the claws of Scorpius. At 318 light-years away, it radiates with the warm tone of stars cooler than the Sun yet honourably luminous. Its light takes so long to reach us that the flicker visible tonight emerged from its surface while Galileo was sharpening the first telescope that would point toward Jupiter.

Where it is and when to see it

36 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 10° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 21° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 84° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere south of 62° N.

It ranks no. 18 in brightness among the 49 stars of Libra in our catalogue. To find it, start from Zubeneschamali, the brightest: it lies about 19° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 320 years ago.

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Astronomical data for 36 Librae

Constellation: Libra
Apparent magnitude: 5.13
Distance: 318.2 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 233.655° · Dec -28.047°
Catalogue: HIP 76259 · HD 138688

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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