hip-78207

Variable star

Its story

48 Librae is a hot, fast B-type star that spins so quickly it flings tenuous rings of gas around its equator. That behaviour makes it a Be variable, brightening and dimming as fresh shells of matter peel away. It burns about 468 light-years away in the Scales, a constellation once seen as part of the Scorpion's outstretched claws.

Constellation: Libra
Apparent magnitude: 4.95
Distance: 468.0 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 239.547° · Dec -14.279°
Catalogue: HIP 78207 · HD 142983

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