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5 Librae

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

5 Librae visual magnitude is 6.33. Because of its reltive faintness, 5 Librae should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 5 Librae:

6.33
Giant
5 Librae is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 9°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 5 Librae

5 Librae is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 5 Librae are provided in the following table:

14h 45m 57s
-15° 27’ 34”
339.48°
39.15°
Libra

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 5 Librae in the sky:

Finder chart 5 Librae star
Simplified finder chart for 5 Librae.

Visibility of 5 Librae from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

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

Azimuth: 105.5°
Max altitude: 23.1°
Azimuth: 254.5°
5 Librae is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of 5 Librae

The image below is a photograph of 5 Librae from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of 5 Librae is -0.032 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of 5 Librae star
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);

Distance of 5 Librae from the Sun and relative movement

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.

340.14 pc
1,108.84 ly
-40 km/s
-0.032 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 5 Librae

5 Librae belongs to spectral class K1 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-1.33
K1III
4328K

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

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

5 Librae 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:

6.33
11.03
4.7
3.1 arcsec

Alternative designations of 5 Librae

SAO158788
SAO158788