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The constellation Libra marked on a naked eye view. Overall, there are 83 stars within the constellation's borders brighter than or equal to apparent magnitude 6.5. [a] [2] The brightest stars in Libra form a quadrangle that distinguishes it for the unaided observer. Traditionally, Alpha and Beta Librae are considered to represent the scales ...
α Librae (Latinised to Alpha Librae) is the system's Bayer designation.. Zubenelgenubi / ˌ z uː b ən ɛ l dʒ ə ˈ n uː b i /, also rendered Zuben Elgenubi, derives from the Arabic ّالزُبَانَى الجَنُوبِي al-zubānā al-janūbiyy "the southern claw", which was coined before Libra was recognized as a constellation distinct from Scorpius.
β Librae (Latinised to Beta Librae) is the star's Bayer designation.. It bore the traditional name Zubeneschamali / ˌ z uː b ən ˌ ɛ ʃ ə ˈ m eɪ l i / (less common renderings, or corruptions, are Zuben Eschamali, Zuben el Chamali, Zubenesch, Zubenelg), derived from the Arabic الزُّبَانَى الشَمَالِي (al-zubānā al-šamāliyy) meaning "the northern claw".
NGC 5728 is an active barred spiral galaxy located 146 [2] million light years away in the southern constellation of Libra. It was discovered on May 7, 1787 by William Herschel . The designation comes from the New General Catalogue of J. L. E. Dreyer , published in 1888. [ 7 ]
HD 140283 (also known as the Methuselah star) is a metal-poor subgiant star about 200 light years away from the Earth in the constellation Libra, near the boundary with Ophiuchus in the Milky Way Galaxy. Its apparent magnitude is 7.205, so it can be seen with binoculars. It is one of the oldest stars known.
NGC 5861 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in constellation Libra. It is located at a distance of about 85 million light years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 5861 is about 80,000 light years across. Center image by Hubble Space Telescope. The galaxy features two long spiral arms that dominate the optical disk. [2]
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NGC 5890 is an unbarred lenticular galaxy in the constellation Libra. [5] It was discovered in ... Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images; SEDS; SIMBAD; NED ...