List of stars in Libra

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Libra, sorted by decreasing brightness.

Notes

β Lib

β

27

135742

74785

15^h 17^m 00.47^s

−09° 22′ 58.3″

2.61

−0.84

160

B8V

Zubeneschamali; suspected variable

α² Lib

α²

9

130841

72622

14^h 50^m 52.78^s

−16° 02′ 29.8″

2.75

0.88

77

A3IV

Zubenelgenubi; spectroscopic binary; suspected variable; member of the α Lib system

σ Lib

σ

20

133216

73714

15^h 04^m 04.26^s

−25° 16′ 54.7″

3.25

−1.51

292

M3/M4III

previously γ Scorpii, Brachium; semiregular variable, V_max = 3.2^m, V_min = 3.46^m, P = 20 d

υ Lib

υ

39

139063

76470

15^h 37^m 01.46^s

−28° 08′ 06.3″

3.60

−0.28

195

K3III

τ Lib

τ

40

139365

76600

15^h 38^m 39.38^s

−29° 46′ 39.7″

3.66

−2.01

445

B2.5V

γ Lib

γ

38

138905

76333

15^h 35^m 31.54^s

−14° 47′ 22.4″

3.91

0.56

152

K0III

Zubenelhakrabi, has two planets (b & c)

θ Lib

θ

46

142198

77853

15^h 53^m 49.48^s

−16° 43′ 46.6″

4.13

0.64

163

K0III

16 Lib

16

132052

73165

14^h 57^m 11.06^s

−04° 20′ 45.9″

4.47

2.24

91

F0V

ι¹ Lib

ι¹

24

134759

74392

15^h 12^m 13.31^s

−19° 47′ 29.9″

4.54

−0.77

376

Asp...

α² CVn variable, V_max = 4.53^m, V_min = 4.56^m, P = 3.10 d

37 Lib

37

138716

76219

15^h 34^m 10.52^s

−10° 03′ 50.3″

4.61

2.30

94

K1IV

κ Lib

κ

43

139997

76880

15^h 41^m 56.82^s

−19° 40′ 42.9″

4.75

−0.69

400

K5III

Rì (日)^[1], suspected variable

δ Lib

δ

19

132742

73473

15^h 00^m 58.39^s

−08° 31′ 08.2″

4.91

0.06

304

B9.5V

Algol variable, V_max = 4.91^m, V_min = 5.9^m, P = 2.33 d

ε Lib

ε

31

137052

75379

15^h 24^m 11.93^s

−10° 19′ 18.8″

4.92

2.37

106

F5IV

11 Lib

11

130952

72631

14^h 51^m 01.02^s

−02° 17′ 55.9″

4.93

0.82

216

G8...

RS CVn variable, V_max = 4.91^m, V_min = 4.95^m, P = 60.55 d

48 Lib

48

FX

142983

78207

15^h 58^m 11.38^s

−14° 16′ 45.5″

4.95

−1.03

513

B8Ia/Iab

γ Cas variable, V_max = 4.74^m, V_min = 4.96^m

42 Lib

42

139663

76742

15^h 40^m 16.91^s

−23° 49′ 05.0″

4.97

−0.37

381

K3III

suspected variable

λ Lib

λ

45

142096

77811

15^h 53^m 20.06^s

−20° 10′ 01.2″

5.03

−0.16

356

B3V

α² CVn variable, ΔV = 0.02^m, P = 3.31 d

36 Lib

36

138688

76259

15^h 34^m 37.31^s

−28° 02′ 48.9″

5.13

−0.14

369

K2/K3III

α¹ Lib

α¹

8

130819

72603

14^h 50^m 41.26^s

−15° 59′ 49.5″

5.15

3.28

77

F3V

spectroscopic binary; member of the α Lib system

HR 5780

IU

138764

76243

15^h 34^m 26.53^s

−09° 11′ 00.1″

5.16

0.00

351

B6IV

slowly pulsating B star, V_max = 5.14^m, V_min = 5.19^m, P = 1.26 d

ν Lib

ν

21

133774

73945

15^h 06^m 37.62^s

−16° 15′ 24.3″

5.19

−1.66

765

K5III

12 Lib

12

131430

72929

14^h 54^m 20.14^s

−24° 38′ 31.7″

5.27

−0.09

384

K2/K3III

μ Lib

μ

7

130559

72489

14^h 49^m 19.09^s

−14° 08′ 56.3″

5.32

1.03

235

Ap

α² CVn variable

HD 126218

126218

70469

14^h 24^m 48.66^s

−24° 48′ 22.6″

5.34

−0.10

400

K0III

41 Lib

41

139446

76628

15^h 38^m 54.51^s

−19° 18′ 06.2″

5.36

0.27

340

G8III/IV

η Lib

η

44

140417

77060

15^h 44^m 04.42^s

−15° 40′ 21.6″

5.41

2.14

147

A6IV

49 Lib

49

143333

78400

16^h 00^m 19.98^s

−16° 31′ 56.6″

5.47

2.89

107

F7V

variable star, ΔV = 0.004^m, P = 0.45 d

ξ² Lib

ξ²

15

131918

73133

14^h 56^m 46.11^s

−11° 24′ 35.0″

5.48

−0.61

538

K4III

HD 138413

138413

76106

15^h 32^m 36.71^s

−19° 40′ 13.3″

5.50

1.29

227

A2IV

HD 132833

132833

73497

15^h 01^m 19.81^s

−02° 45′ 17.5″

5.52

−0.67

564

M0III

suspected variable

HD 135534

135534

74732

15^h 16^m 23.03^s

−22° 23′ 57.9″

5.52

−0.41

500

K2III

ζ⁴ Lib

ζ⁴

35

138485

76126

15^h 32^m 55.23^s

−16° 51′ 10.1″

5.53

−1.33

769

B3V

suspected variable

30 Ser

(30)

141378

77464

15^h 48^m 56.81^s

−03° 49′ 06.7″

5.53

2.07

160

A5IV

50 Lib

50

143459

78436

16^h 00^m 47.64^s

−08° 24′ 40.8″

5.53

−0.21

459

A0Vs

HD 136479

136479

75127

15^h 21^m 07.64^s

−05° 49′ 29.4″

5.54

0.96

269

K1III

ζ¹ Lib

ζ¹

32

137744

75730

15^h 28^m 15.40^s

−16° 42′ 59.1″

5.64

−1.58

908

K4III

HD 130529

130529

72488

14^h 49^m 18.76^s

−24° 15′ 05.3″

5.68

−1.99

1113

K3III+...

4 Lib

4

129433

71974

14^h 43^m 13.57^s

−24° 59′ 51.8″

5.70

0.21

409

B9.5V

53 Hydrae

Gliese 570

KX

131977

73184

14^h 57^m 27.35^s

−21° 24′ 55.7″

5.72

6.86

19

K4V

BY Dra variable, ΔV = 0.04^m

HD 136956

136956

75352

15^h 23^m 52.26^s

−12° 22′ 09.9″

5.72

−0.61

603

G8III

HD 134373

134373

74239

15^h 10^m 18.65^s

−26° 19′ 57.4″

5.75

0.05

450

K0III

ξ¹ Lib

ξ¹

13

131530

72934

14^h 54^m 22.91^s

−11° 53′ 54.0″

5.78

0.54

365

G7III

HD 139254

139254

76532

15^h 37^m 48.06^s

−23° 08′ 29.5″

5.79

1.18

272

K0III

HD 129944

129944

72210

14^h 46^m 06.75^s

−23° 09′ 10.3″

5.80

0.55

366

K0III

ζ³ Lib

ζ³

34

138137

75944

15^h 30^m 40.39^s

−16° 36′ 34.0″

5.82

−0.37

564

K0III

HD 139329

139329

76569

15^h 38^m 16.24^s

−21° 00′ 58.2″

5.82

1.06

292

K0III

HD 135051

135051

74539

15^h 13^m 53.32^s

−26° 11′ 36.8″

5.84

−1.41

918

G8/K0II

18 Lib

18

132345

73310

14^h 58^m 53.64^s

−11° 08′ 37.9″

5.88

0.95

316

K3III-IV

47 Lib

47

142378

77939

15^h 55^m 00.37^s

−19° 22′ 58.4″

5.95

−0.46

623

B2/B3V

suspected variable

HD 130157

130157

72310

14^h 47^m 13.66^s

−21° 19′ 29.6″

6.05

−2.73

1863

K4/K5III

ι² Lib

ι²

25

134967

74493

15^h 13^m 19.22^s

−19° 38′ 50.8″

6.07

1.93

219

A2V

HD 132375

132375

73309

14^h 58^m 52.99^s

−04° 59′ 20.4″

6.08

3.37

114

F8V

HD 142703

HR

142703

78078

15^h 56^m 33.33^s

−14° 49′ 45.7″

6.12

2.48

173

A2Ib/II

δ Sct variable, ΔV = 0.02^m, P = 0.06 d

HD 133670

133670

73927

15^h 06^m 27.10^s

−22° 01′ 54.1″

6.13

2.24

195

K0III

suspected variable

ο Lib

ο

29

136407

75118

15^h 21^m 01.36^s

−15° 32′ 54.2″

6.14

2.45

178

F2V

HD 130557

130557

72449

14^h 48^m 54.10^s

−00° 50′ 51.7″

6.15

0.98

353

B9Vsvar...

28 Lib

28

136366

75110

15^h 20^m 53.68^s

−18° 09′ 30.6″

6.16

−0.27

631

G8II/III

26 Lib

26

135230

74600

15^h 14^m 33.77^s

−17° 46′ 06.7″

6.18

−1.80

1283

B9III

HD 139160

139160

76503

15^h 37^m 28.51^s

−26° 16′ 47.3″

6.19

−0.14

600

B9IV

HD 128429

128429

71469

14^h 37^m 00.30^s

−12° 18′ 22.4″

6.20

3.58

109

F5V

HD 138105

138105

75939

15^h 30^m 36.25^s

−20° 43′ 42.5″

6.20

1.92

234

A3V

suspected variable

HD 141853

141853

77689

15^h 51^m 38.41^s

−14° 08′ 00.8″

6.20

−0.43

692

G8III

2 Lib

2

126035

70336

14^h 23^m 25.63^s

−11° 42′ 50.0″

6.22

1.19

330

G7III

HD 140986

140986

77287

15^h 46^m 45.43^s

−06° 07′ 13.3″

6.24

−1.05

937

K0

HD 138488

138488

76143

15^h 33^m 09.53^s

−24° 29′ 25.2″

6.26

1.22

331

A3/5V +A9/F2

10 Lib

10

131027

72702

14^h 51^m 51.31^s

−18° 21′ 19.2″

6.27

−0.97

913

K0II/III

HD 135367

135367

74623

15^h 14^m 50.61^s

−05° 30′ 09.3″

6.28

−0.95

911

K2

HD 138268

138268

76033

15^h 31^m 43.45^s

−20° 09′ 53.4″

6.28

1.96

239

A5V

HD 140301

140301

77007

15^h 43^m 24.86^s

−15° 02′ 34.8″

6.30

0.80

411

K0III

HD 139290

139290

76567

15^h 38^m 15.80^s

−28° 12′ 23.8″

6.32

0.14

562

K1III

HD 142640

142640

78059

15^h 56^m 14.41^s

−14° 23′ 57.2″

6.32

2.29

208

F6V

5 Lib

5

129978

72194

14^h 45^m 57.78^s

−15° 27′ 34.4″

6.33

−1.33

1109

K2III

HD 139518

139518

76666

15^h 39^m 21.39^s

−23° 09′ 00.6″

6.33

1.47

306

B9.5V

HD 130325

130325

72373

14^h 47^m 54.92^s

−12° 50′ 23.2″

6.34

1.12

361

K0III

HD 132953

132953

73571

15^h 02^m 08.59^s

−07° 34′ 31.1″

6.38

0.13

580

A3

22 Lib

22

133800

73953

15^h 06^m 49.10^s

−16° 29′ 03.6″

6.41

0.90

413

A1V

HD 129980

129980

72217

14^h 46^m 10.92^s

−21° 10′ 32.6″

6.43

3.30

138

G2V

HD 137798

137798

75790

15^h 28^m 58.69^s

−28° 52′ 00.5″

6.43

2.51

198

G0V

23 Lib

23

134987

74500

15^h 13^m 28.93^s

−25° 18′ 33.0″

6.45

4.40

84

G5V

has two planets (b & c)

HD 139461

139461

76603

15^h 38^m 40.07^s

−08° 47′ 29.1″

6.45

4.47

81

F6V

30 Lib

30

136801

75294

15^h 23^m 01.78^s

−15° 08′ 02.7″

6.46

−0.43

780

K4III

suspected variable

HD 134946

134946

74490

15^h 13^m 17.43^s

−24° 00′ 29.8″

6.47

0.96

412

B8III

HD 126251

126251

70452

14^h 24^m 40.90^s

−11° 40′ 10.7″

6.49

1.72

293

F4III

HD 126363

126363

70501

14^h 25^m 17.63^s

−13° 21′ 11.4″

6.49

0.48

520

K2III

HD 127964

127964

71295

14^h 34^m 50.72^s

−20° 26′ 21.8″

6.49

0.12

613

A3V

HD 134758

134758

74391

15^h 12^m 12.04^s

−19° 06′ 23.1″

6.49

0.33

555

K4III

HD 140722

140722

77235

15^h 46^m 12.89^s

−28° 03′ 41.1″

6.49

2.33

222

F0V

HD 136646

136646

75272

15^h 22^m 45.19^s

−29° 20′ 30.9″

6.50

0.83

443

K0III

17 Lib

17

132230

73249

14^h 58^m 13.42^s

−11° 09′ 17.1″

6.61

1.30

376

A1V

33 Lib

33

GZ

137949

75848

15^h 29^m 34.78^s

−17° 26′ 27.4″

6.69

1.94

291

Ap

rapidly oscillating Ap star, V_max = 6.66^m, V_min = 6.71^m, P = 4.85 d

HD 141569

141569

77542

15^h 49^m 57.75^s

−03° 55′ 16.3″

7.12

379

A0Ve

has a protoplanetary disk

3 Lib

3

128756

71652

14^h 39^m 22.01^s

−25° 01′ 43.0″

7.20

663

K0III

HD 140283

140283

76976

15^h 43^m 03.10^s

−10° 56′ 00.6″

7.21

190

sdF3

one of the oldest stars known; suspected variable

FY Lib

FY

132112

73213

14^h 57^m 46.55^s

−12° 26′ 15.3″

7.23

1310

M5III

semiregular variable, V_max = 6.5^m, V_min = 7.78^m, P = 179.7 d

KU Lib

KU

128987

71743

14^h 40^m 31.11^s

−16° 12′ 33.4″

7.23

77

G8V

BY Dra variable; member of the α Lib system

ES Lib

ES

135681

74765

15^h 16^m 48.61^s

−13° 02′ 21.1″

7.25

378

A3III

β Lyr variable, V_max = 7.1^m, V_min = 7.57^m, P = 0.88 d

HD 141937

141937

77740

15^h 52^m 17.55^s

−18° 26′ 09.8″

7.25

4.63

109

G2/G3V

has a planet (b)

HD 134796

134796

74401

15^h 12^m 20.95^s

−16° 24′ 39.86″

7.28

7.26

B9

HD 136905

GX

136905

75325

15^h 23^m 26.06^s

−06° 36′ 37.8″

7.31

378

K0

RS CVn variable, ΔV = 0.08^m, P = 11.13 d

HD 134214

HI

134214

74145

15^h 09^m 02.41^s

−13° 59′ 58.7″

7.48

335

Ap...

rapidly oscillating Ap star, ΔV = 0.007^m

HM Lib

HM

137613

75694

15^h 27^m 48.32^s

−25° 10′ 10.1″

7.54

1940

C

PV Tel variable, V_max = 7.42^m, V_min = 7.63^m

HD 134701

134701

15^h 11^m 51.55^s

−16° 36′ 40.16″

7.70

8.20

F8

HD 133803

133803

73990

15^h 07^m 15.0^s

−29° 30′ 16″

8.12

408

A9V

has two planets (b & c)

HD 133131 A

133131

73674

15^h 03^m 35.8^s

−27° 50′ 28″

8.4

G2V

has two planets (b & c)

HD 133131 B

133131

73674

15^h 03^m 35.8^s

−27° 50′ 28″

8.42

G2

has a planet (b)

HD 128598

128598

71567

14^h 38^m 11.78^s

−14° 57′ 17.2″

8.76

3080

K1IV/V

used to discover Uranus's rings

UZ Lib

UZ

76086

15^h 32^m 23.21^s

−08° 32′ 00.9″

9.12

525

K0III

RS CVn variable, V_max = 8.85^m, V_min = 9.62^m, P = 4.77 d

HD 134440

134440

74234

15^h 10^m 12.97^s

−16° 27′ 47.5″

9.43

93

K2V

peculiar metal abundance; suspected variable

EH Lib

EH

73315

14^h 58^m 55.92^s

−00° 56′ 53.1″

9.83

581

A5

δ Sct variable, V_max = 9.35^m, V_min = 10.08^m, P = 0.09 d

VZ Lib

VZ

76050

15^h 31^m 51.76^s

−15° 41′ 10.2″

10.27

667

F5

W UMa variable, V_max = 10.13^m, V_min = 10.63^m, P = 0.36 d

Gliese 581

HO

74995

15^h 19^m 26.82^s

−07° 43′ 20.2″

10.55

11.57

20

M3

BY Dra variable, V_max = 10.56^m, V_min = 10.58^m; has 3 planets (b, c, e)

WASP-109

15^h 28^m 13.0^s

−16° 24′ 39″

11.4

1076

F4

has a transiting planets (b)

HE 1523-0901

15^h 26^m 01.07^s

−09° 11′ 38.9″

11.50

one of the oldest stars known

HP Lib

HP

15^h 35^m 53.08^s

−14° 13′ 12.2″

13.65

Bpec

AM CVn star and V777 Her variable, V_max = 13.65^m, V_min = 13.8^m, P = 0.013 d

2MASS 1507-1627

15^h 07^m 47.69^s

−16° 27′ 38.6″

22.14

23.9

L5.5

brown dwarf

GW Lib

GW

15^h 19^m 55.35^s

−25° 00′ 24.5″

WZ Sge variable

WISE 1541-2250

15^h 41^m 51.66^s

−22° 50′ 25.0″

18.6

Y0

brown dwarf

Table legend:

• Name = Proper name.
• B = Bayer designation.
• F or/and G. = Flamsteed designation or Gould designation
• Var = Variable star designation
• HD = Henry Draper Catalogue designation number
• HIP = Hipparcos Catalogue designation number
• RA = Right ascension for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0
• Dec = Declination for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0

• vis. mag. = visual magnitude (m or m_v), also known as apparent magnitude
• abs. mag. = absolute magnitude (M_v)
• Dist. (ly) = Distance in light years from Earth
• Sp. class = Spectral class of the star in the stellar classification system
• Notes = Common name(s) or alternate name(s); comments; notable properties [for example: multiple star status, range of variability if it is a variable star, exoplanets, etc.]

References

ESA (1997). "The Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues". Retrieved 2006-12-26.
Kostjuk, N. D. (2002). "HD-DM-GC-HR-HIP-Bayer-Flamsteed Cross Index". Retrieved 2006-12-26.
Roman, N. G. (1987). "Identification of a Constellation from a Position". Retrieved 2006-12-26.
Gould, B. A. "Uranometria Argentina". Reprinted and updated by Pilcher, F. Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
"Naming Stars". Retrieved 13 December 2017.

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Stars of Libra
Bayer	α¹ α² (Zubenelgenubi) β (Zubeneschamali) γ (Zubenelhakrabi) δ (Zuben Elakribi) ε ζ¹ ζ⁴ η θ ι¹ ι² κ λ μ ν ξ¹ ξ² ο σ (Brachium) τ υ
Flamsteed	2 3 4 5 10 11 12 16 17 18 22 23 26 28 30 33 36 37 41 42 47 48 49 50 30 Ser
Variable	UZ VZ EH ES FY GW GZ (ζ²) GX HI HM HP HR IU KU
HR	5390 5393 5438 5455 5499 5504 5513 5518 5521 5522 5583 5590 5620 5641 5655 5658 5669 5678 5707 5720 5749 5750 (ζ³) 5756 5762 5765 5801 5806 5809 5810 5816 5819 5847 5856 5866 5896 5927
HD	126363 132953 133131 134439 134440 134758 136646 137798 140283 141569 141937
Gliese	Gliese 570 (KX) Gliese 581 (HO)
Other	HE 1523-0901 2MASS 1507-1627 WISE 1541-2250
List

List of stars in Libra

See also

References