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

Name B F Var HD HIP RA Dec vis.
mag. 		abs.
mag. 		Dist. (ly) Sp. class Notes
β Lib β 27 135742 74785 15 17 00.47 −09° 22′ 58.3″ 2.61 −0.84 160 B8V Zubeneschamali; suspected variable
α Lib α 9 130841 72622 14 50 52.78 −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 04 04.26 −25° 16′ 54.7″ 3.25 −1.51 292 M3/M4III previously γ Scorpii, Brachium; semiregular variable, Vmax = 3.2, Vmin = 3.46, P = 20 d
υ Lib υ 39 139063 76470 15 37 01.46 −28° 08′ 06.3″ 3.60 −0.28 195 K3III previously o Scorpii
τ Lib τ 40 139365 76600 15 38 39.38 −29° 46′ 39.7″ 3.66 −2.01 445 B2.5V
γ Lib γ 38 138905 76333 15 35 31.54 −14° 47′ 22.4″ 3.91 0.56 152 K0III Zubenelhakrabi, has two planets
θ Lib θ 46 142198 77853 15 53 49.48 −16° 43′ 46.6″ 4.13 0.64 163 K0III
16 Lib 16 132052 73165 14 57 11.06 −04° 20′ 45.9″ 4.47 2.24 91 F0V
ι Lib ι 24 134759 74392 15 12 13.31 −19° 47′ 29.9″ 4.54 −0.77 376 Asp... α CVn variable, Vmax = 4.53, Vmin = 4.56, P = 3.10 d
37 Lib 37 138716 76219 15 34 10.52 −10° 03′ 50.3″ 4.61 2.30 94 K1IV
κ Lib κ 43 139997 76880 15 41 56.82 −19° 40′ 42.9″ 4.75 −0.69 400 K5III Rì (日), suspected variable
δ Lib δ 19 132742 73473 15 00 58.39 −08° 31′ 08.2″ 4.91 0.06 304 B9.5V Zuben Elakribi or Mululizu; Algol variable, Vmax = 4.91, Vmin = 5.9, P = 2.33 d
ε Lib ε 31 137052 75379 15 24 11.93 −10° 19′ 18.8″ 4.92 2.37 106 F5IV
11 Lib 11 130952 72631 14 51 01.02 −02° 17′ 55.9″ 4.93 0.82 216 G8... RS CVn variable, Vmax = 4.91, Vmin = 4.95, P = 60.55 d
48 Lib 48 FX 142983 78207 15 58 11.38 −14° 16′ 45.5″ 4.95 −1.03 513 B8Ia/Iab γ Cas variable, Vmax = 4.74, Vmin = 4.96
42 Lib 42 139663 76742 15 40 16.91 −23° 49′ 05.0″ 4.97 −0.37 381 K3III suspected variable
λ Lib λ 45 142096 77811 15 53 20.06 −20° 10′ 01.2″ 5.03 −0.16 356 B3V α CVn variable, ΔV = 0.02, P = 3.31 d
36 Lib 36 138688 76259 15 34 37.31 −28° 02′ 48.9″ 5.13 −0.14 369 K2/K3III
α Lib α 8 130819 72603 14 50 41.26 −15° 59′ 49.5″ 5.15 3.28 77 F3V spectroscopic binary; member of the α Lib system
HR 5780 IU 138764 76243 15 34 26.53 −09° 11′ 00.1″ 5.16 0.00 351 B6IV slowly pulsating B star, Vmax = 5.14, Vmin = 5.19, P = 1.26 d
ν Lib ν 21 133774 73945 15 06 37.62 −16° 15′ 24.3″ 5.19 −1.66 765 K5III Zuben Hakrabim
12 Lib 12 131430 72929 14 54 20.14 −24° 38′ 31.7″ 5.27 −0.09 384 K2/K3III
μ Lib μ 7 130559 72489 14 49 19.09 −14° 08′ 56.3″ 5.32 1.03 235 Ap α CVn variable
HD 126218 126218 70469 14 24 48.66 −24° 48′ 22.6″ 5.34 −0.10 400 K0III
41 Lib 41 139446 76628 15 38 54.51 −19° 18′ 06.2″ 5.36 0.27 340 G8III/IV
η Lib η 44 140417 77060 15 44 04.42 −15° 40′ 21.6″ 5.41 2.14 147 A6IV Zuben Hakrabi
49 Lib 49 143333 78400 16 00 19.98 −16° 31′ 56.6″ 5.47 2.89 107 F7V variable star, ΔV = 0.004, P = 0.45 d
ξ Lib ξ 15 131918 73133 14 56 46.11 −11° 24′ 35.0″ 5.48 −0.61 538 K4III
HD 138413 138413 76106 15 32 36.71 −19° 40′ 13.3″ 5.50 1.29 227 A2IV
HD 132833 132833 73497 15 01 19.81 −02° 45′ 17.5″ 5.52 −0.67 564 M0III suspected variable
HD 135534 135534 74732 15 16 23.03 −22° 23′ 57.9″ 5.52 −0.41 500 K2III
ζ Lib ζ 35 138485 76126 15 32 55.23 −16° 51′ 10.1″ 5.53 −1.33 769 B3V suspected variable
30 Ser (30) 141378 77464 15 48 56.81 −03° 49′ 06.7″ 5.53 2.07 160 A5IV
50 Lib 50 143459 78436 16 00 47.64 −08° 24′ 40.8″ 5.53 −0.21 459 A0Vs
HD 136479 136479 75127 15 21 07.64 −05° 49′ 29.4″ 5.54 0.96 269 K1III
ζ Lib ζ 32 137744 75730 15 28 15.40 −16° 42′ 59.1″ 5.64 −1.58 908 K4III
HD 130529 130529 72488 14 49 18.76 −24° 15′ 05.3″ 5.68 −1.99 1113 K3III+...
4 Lib 4 129433 71974 14 43 13.57 −24° 59′ 51.8″ 5.70 0.21 409 B9.5V 53 Hydrae
Gliese 570 KX 131977 73184 14 57 27.35 −21° 24′ 55.7″ 5.72 6.86 19 K4V BY Dra variable, ΔV = 0.04
HD 136956 136956 75352 15 23 52.26 −12° 22′ 09.9″ 5.72 −0.61 603 G8III
HD 134373 134373 74239 15 10 18.65 −26° 19′ 57.4″ 5.75 0.05 450 K0III
ξ Lib ξ 13 131530 72934 14 54 22.91 −11° 53′ 54.0″ 5.78 0.54 365 G7III
HD 139254 139254 76532 15 37 48.06 −23° 08′ 29.5″ 5.79 1.18 272 K0III
HD 129944 129944 72210 14 46 06.75 −23° 09′ 10.3″ 5.80 0.55 366 K0III
ζ Lib ζ 34 138137 75944 15 30 40.39 −16° 36′ 34.0″ 5.82 −0.37 564 K0III
HD 139329 139329 76569 15 38 16.24 −21° 00′ 58.2″ 5.82 1.06 292 K0III
HD 135051 135051 74539 15 13 53.32 −26° 11′ 36.8″ 5.84 −1.41 918 G8/K0II
18 Lib 18 132345 73310 14 58 53.64 −11° 08′ 37.9″ 5.88 0.95 316 K3III-IV
47 Lib 47 142378 77939 15 55 00.37 −19° 22′ 58.4″ 5.95 −0.46 623 B2/B3V suspected variable
HD 130157 130157 72310 14 47 13.66 −21° 19′ 29.6″ 6.05 −2.73 1863 K4/K5III
ι Lib ι 25 134967 74493 15 13 19.22 −19° 38′ 50.8″ 6.07 1.93 219 A2V
HD 132375 132375 73309 14 58 52.99 −04° 59′ 20.4″ 6.08 3.37 114 F8V
HD 142703 HR 142703 78078 15 56 33.33 −14° 49′ 45.7″ 6.12 2.48 173 A2Ib/II δ Sct variable, ΔV = 0.02, P = 0.06 d
HD 133670 133670 73927 15 06 27.10 −22° 01′ 54.1″ 6.13 2.24 195 K0III suspected variable
ο Lib ο 29 136407 75118 15 21 01.36 −15° 32′ 54.2″ 6.14 2.45 178 F2V
HD 130557 130557 72449 14 48 54.10 −00° 50′ 51.7″ 6.15 0.98 353 B9Vsvar...
28 Lib 28 136366 75110 15 20 53.68 −18° 09′ 30.6″ 6.16 −0.27 631 G8II/III
26 Lib 26 135230 74600 15 14 33.77 −17° 46′ 06.7″ 6.18 −1.80 1283 B9III
HD 139160 139160 76503 15 37 28.51 −26° 16′ 47.3″ 6.19 −0.14 600 B9IV
HD 128429 128429 71469 14 36 59.80 −12° 18′ 19.1″ 6.20 3.66 88 F6V + WD Blue straggler
HD 138105 138105 75939 15 30 36.25 −20° 43′ 42.5″ 6.20 1.92 234 A3V suspected variable
HD 141853 141853 77689 15 51 38.41 −14° 08′ 00.8″ 6.20 −0.43 692 G8III
2 Lib 2 126035 70336 14 23 25.63 −11° 42′ 50.0″ 6.22 1.19 330 G7III
HD 140986 140986 77287 15 46 45.43 −06° 07′ 13.3″ 6.24 −1.05 937 K0III
HD 138488 138488 76143 15 33 09.53 −24° 29′ 25.2″ 6.26 1.22 331 A3/5V +A9/F2
10 Lib 10 131027 72702 14 51 51.31 −18° 21′ 19.2″ 6.27 −0.97 913 K0II/III
HD 135367 135367 74623 15 14 50.61 −05° 30′ 09.3″ 6.28 −0.95 911 K3III
HD 138268 138268 76033 15 31 43.45 −20° 09′ 53.4″ 6.28 1.96 239 A5V
HD 140301 140301 77007 15 43 24.86 −15° 02′ 34.8″ 6.30 0.80 411 K0III
HD 139290 139290 76567 15 38 15.80 −28° 12′ 23.8″ 6.32 0.14 562 K1III
HD 142640 142640 78059 15 56 14.41 −14° 23′ 57.2″ 6.32 2.29 208 F6V
5 Lib 5 129978 72194 14 45 57.78 −15° 27′ 34.4″ 6.33 −1.33 1109 K2III
HD 139518 139518 76666 15 39 21.39 −23° 09′ 00.6″ 6.33 1.47 306 B9.5V
HD 130325 130325 72373 14 47 54.92 −12° 50′ 23.2″ 6.34 1.12 361 K0III
HD 132953 132953 73571 15 02 08.59 −07° 34′ 31.1″ 6.38 0.13 580 A5V
22 Lib 22 133800 73953 15 06 49.10 −16° 29′ 03.6″ 6.41 0.90 413 A1V
HD 129980 129980 72217 14 46 10.92 −21° 10′ 32.6″ 6.43 3.30 138 G2V
HD 137798 137798 75790 15 28 58.69 −28° 52′ 00.5″ 6.43 2.51 198 G0V
23 Lib 23 134987 74500 15 13 28.93 −25° 18′ 33.0″ 6.45 4.40 84 G5V has two planets (b & c)
HD 139461 139461 76603 15 38 40.07 −08° 47′ 29.1″ 6.45 4.47 81 F6V
30 Lib 30 136801 75294 15 23 01.78 −15° 08′ 02.7″ 6.46 −0.43 780 K4III suspected variable
HD 134946 134946 74490 15 13 17.43 −24° 00′ 29.8″ 6.47 0.96 412 B8III
HD 126251 126251 70452 14 24 40.90 −11° 40′ 10.7″ 6.49 1.72 293 F4III
HD 126363 126363 70501 14 25 17.63 −13° 21′ 11.4″ 6.49 0.48 520 K2III
HD 127964 127964 71295 14 34 50.72 −20° 26′ 21.8″ 6.49 0.12 613 A3V
HD 134758 134758 74391 15 12 12.04 −19° 06′ 23.1″ 6.49 0.33 555 K4III
HD 140722 140722 77235 15 46 12.89 −28° 03′ 41.1″ 6.49 2.33 222 F0V
HD 136646 136646 75272 15 22 45.19 −29° 20′ 30.9″ 6.50 0.83 443 K0III
HD 133112 133112 73608 15 02 44.9 −03° 01′ 53″ 6.60 323 A6IV-V WASP-189, has a planet (b)
17 Lib 17 132230 73249 14 58 13.42 −11° 09′ 17.1″ 6.61 1.30 376 A1V
33 Lib 33 GZ 137949 75848 15 29 34.78 −17° 26′ 27.4″ 6.69 1.94 291 Ap rapidly oscillating Ap star, Vmax = 6.66, Vmin = 6.71, P = 4.85 d
HD 141569 141569 77542 15 49 57.75 −03° 55′ 16.3″ 7.12 379 A0Ve has a protoplanetary disk
3 Lib 3 128756 71652 14 39 22.01 −25° 01′ 43.0″ 7.20 663 K0III
HD 140283 140283 76976 15 43 03.10 −10° 56′ 00.6″ 7.21 190 sdF3 one of the oldest stars known; suspected variable
FY Lib FY 132112 73213 14 57 46.55 −12° 26′ 15.3″ 7.23 1310 M5III semiregular variable, Vmax = 6.5, Vmin = 7.78, P = 179.7 d
KU Lib KU 128987 71743 14 40 31.11 −16° 12′ 33.4″ 7.23 77 G8V BY Dra variable; member of the α Lib system
ES Lib ES 135681 74765 15 16 48.61 −13° 02′ 21.1″ 7.25 378 A3III β Lyr variable, Vmax = 7.1, Vmin = 7.57, P = 0.88 d
HD 141937 141937 77740 15 52 17.55 −18° 26′ 09.8″ 7.25 4.63 109 G2/G3V has a planet (b)
HD 134796 134796 74401 15 12 20.95 −16° 24′ 39.86″ 7.28 7.26 B9V
HD 136905 GX 136905 75325 15 23 26.06 −06° 36′ 37.8″ 7.31 378 G8IVp RS CVn variable, ΔV = 0.08, P = 11.13 d
HD 134214 HI 134214 74145 15 09 02.41 −13° 59′ 58.7″ 7.48 335 Ap... rapidly oscillating Ap star, ΔV = 0.007
HM Lib HM 137613 75694 15 27 48.32 −25° 10′ 10.1″ 7.54 1940 C PV Tel variable, Vmax = 7.42, Vmin = 7.63
HD 134701 134701 15 11 51.55 −16° 36′ 40.16″ 7.70 8.20 F5V
HD 133803 133803 73990 15 07 15.0 −29° 30′ 16″ 8.12 408 A9V has two planets
HD 133131 A 133131 73674 15 03 35.8 −27° 50′ 28″ 8.4 G2V has two planets
HD 133131 B 133131 73674 15 03 35.8 −27° 50′ 28″ 8.42 G2 has a planet
HD 128598 128598 71567 14 38 11.78 −14° 57′ 17.2″ 8.76 3080 K1IV/V used to discover Uranus's rings
UZ Lib UZ 76086 15 32 23.21 −08° 32′ 00.9″ 9.12 525 K0III RS CVn variable, Vmax = 8.85, Vmin = 9.62, P = 4.77 d
HD 134440 134440 74234 15 10 12.97 −16° 27′ 47.5″ 9.43 93 K2V peculiar metal abundance; suspected variable
EH Lib EH 73315 14 58 55.92 −00° 56′ 53.1″ 9.83 2.00 1,197 A5V δ Sct variable, Vmax = 9.35, Vmin = 10.08, P = 0.09 d
HD 139139 139139 15 37 06.21 −19° 08′ 33.1″ 9.84 351 G3/5V has unusual dimming periods
VZ Lib VZ 76050 15 31 51.76 −15° 41′ 10.2″ 10.27 667 F5 W UMa variable, Vmax = 10.13, Vmin = 10.63, P = 0.36 d
Gliese 581 HO 74995 15 19 26.82 −07° 43′ 20.2″ 10.55 11.57 20 M3 BY Dra variable, Vmax = 10.56, Vmin = 10.58; has 3 planets (b, c, e)
WASP-109 15 28 13.0 −16° 24′ 39″ 11.4 3.81 1076 F4V has a transiting planets
HE 1523-0901 15 26 01.07 −09° 11′ 38.9″ 11.50 one of the oldest stars known
HP Lib HP 15 35 53.08 −14° 13′ 12.2″ 13.65 Bpec AM CVn star and V777 Her variable, Vmax = 13.65, Vmin = 13.8, P = 0.013 d
K2-315 15 12 5.06 −20° 06′ 29.39″ 17.67 13.89 185.3 M3.5V has a transiting planet (b)
2MASS 1507-1627 15 07 47.69 −16° 27′ 38.6″ 22.14 23.9 L5.5 brown dwarf
GW Lib GW 15 19 55.35 −25° 00′ 24.5″ WZ Sge variable
WISE 1541-2250 15 41 51.66 −22° 50′ 25.0″ 18.6 Y0 brown dwarf
IC 1059 14 50 42.54 −00° 52′ 33.1″ a galaxy discovered in 1893 by Stephane Javelle
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 mv), also known as apparent magnitude
 • abs. mag. = absolute magnitude (Mv)
 • 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

See also

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References

  1. Ian Ridpath's Startales - Libra the Scales
  2. University of Bern (28 September 2020). "First study with CHEOPS data describes one of the most extreme planets in the universe". EurekAlert!. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  3. csligman.com
  4. WikiSky, "IC 1059" (accessed 2010-10-27)
  5. SIMBAD, "IC 1059" (accessed 2010-10-27)
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