Star profile
HIP 76532
What is HIP 76532
In Libra, the ancient symbol of balance between Virgo and Scorpius, rests an orange class K light. Its photon crossed 274 years of space: it left when Mozart was still a child prodigy touring European courts and classical music was taking its modern shape. That coppery glow tunes no instrument, but it has held its tone far longer than any symphony.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 76532 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 HIP 76532
- Constellation
- Libra
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.79
- Distance
- 274.8 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 234.450° · Dec -23.142°
- Catalogue
- HIP 76532 · HD 139254
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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
- HIP 753525.72
- HIP 742395.75
- Xi 1 Librae5.78
- HIP 722105.80
- Zeta 3 Librae5.82