5 Librae

Below the horizon. Rise: 17:52 | Tran: 22:29 | Set: 3:09

Alt: -31.36° Az: 285.14° Direction: West-North-West

5 Librae is a double giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Libra.

5 Librae visual magnitude is 6.33. Because of its faintness, 5 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 5 Librae. The red arrow shows the motion of 5 Librae during the next 10000 years (-5.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 47m 22s

Declination -15° 33’ 55”

Hour Angle 08h 04m 40s

Sidereal Time 22h 52m 03s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 45m 57s

Declination -15° 27’ 34”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 339.48°

Galactic Latitude 39.15°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.33

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.33

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.19

Temperature 4328K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 5 Librae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 5 Librae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

5 Librae is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 5 Librae double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.33

Secondary star magnitude 11.03

Magnitude difference 4.7

Separation 3.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

5 Librae is distant 1,108.84 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 40 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 340.14

Distance (light year) 1,108.84

Radial Speed -40 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.032 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 5 Librae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD129978

SAO Catalogue SAO158788

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP72194

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-14 4023

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS9376

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 5 Librae rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 105.6° RISE 17:52

Max altitude: 23.0° TRANSIT 22:29

Azimuth: 254.4° SET 3:09

Set Location

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