ν Librae (nu Librae)

Below the horizon. Rise: 19:05 | Tran: 23:37 | Set: 4:13

Alt: -41.32° Az: 59.83° Direction: East-North-East

ν Librae is a giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Libra.

ν Librae visual magnitude is 5.2. Because of its faintness, ν 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 ν Librae. The red arrow shows the motion of ν Librae during the next 10000 years (-5.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 08m 02s

Declination -16° 21’ 13”

Hour Angle 14h 50m 19s

Sidereal Time 05h 58m 22s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 06m 37s

Declination -16° 15’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 344°

Galactic Latitude 35.62°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ν Librae (nu Librae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.2

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.65

Spectral Type K5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.58

Temperature 3677K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ν Librae is distant 765.26 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 234.74

Distance (light year) 765.26

Radial Speed -15 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.033 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ν Librae
(nu Librae)

Flamsteed designation 21 Librae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD133774

SAO Catalogue SAO159028

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP73945

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-15 4026

FK5 Catalogue 3193

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 106.4° RISE 19:05

Max altitude: 22.2° TRANSIT 23:37

Azimuth: 253.6° SET 4:13

Set Location

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