2 Librae

Above the horizon. Rise: 16:22 | Tran: 21:19 | Set: 2:21

Alt: 26.47° Az: 186.63° Direction: South-South-West

2 Librae is a giant star of spectral class G7 in the constellation of Libra.

2 Librae visual magnitude is 6.21. Because of its faintness, 2 Librae is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of 2 Librae. The red arrow shows the motion of 2 Librae during the next 10000 years (-1.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -9.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 24m 48s

Declination -11° 49’ 43”

Hour Angle 00h 24m 15s

Sidereal Time 14h 49m 03s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 23m 25s

Declination -11° 42’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 335.82°

Galactic Latitude 45.2°

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Finder chart for 2 Librae.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.21

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.18

Spectral Type G7III

Color Index (B-V) 0.99

Temperature 4767K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 2 Librae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 2 Librae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

2 Librae is distant 330.29 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 101.32

Distance (light year) 330.29

Radial Speed -1 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.009 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.058"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 2 Librae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD126035

SAO Catalogue SAO158528

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP70336

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-11 3729

FK5 Catalogue 1374

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 2 Librae rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 101.8° RISE 16:22

Max altitude: 26.7° TRANSIT 21:19

Azimuth: 258.2° SET 2:21

Set Location

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