ζ3 Librae (zeta3 Librae)

Below the horizon. Rise: 17:22 | Tran: 22:26 | Set: 3:26

Alt: -10.71° Az: 102.88° Direction: South-South-West

ζ3 Librae is a giant star of spectral class G6 in the constellation of Libra.

ζ3 Librae visual magnitude is 5.82. Because of its faintness, ζ3 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 ζ3 Librae. The red arrow shows the motion of ζ3 Librae during the next 10000 years (3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 32m 06s

Declination -16° 41’ 42”

Hour Angle 17h 59m 46s

Sidereal Time 09h 31m 52s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 30m 40s

Declination -16° 36’ 33”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 349.05°

Galactic Latitude 31.66°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ζ3 Librae (zeta3 Librae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.82

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.37

Spectral Type G6

Color Index (B-V) 1.06

Temperature 4603K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where ζ3 Librae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of ζ3 Librae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ζ3 Librae is distant 564.01 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 173.01

Distance (light year) 564.01

Radial Speed -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.018 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ζ3 Librae
(zeta3 Librae)

Flamsteed designation 34 Librae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD138137

SAO Catalogue SAO159307

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP75944

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-16 4099

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ζ3 Librae (zeta3 Librae) rise, transit and set times from Brielle, United States are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/New_York):

Azimuth: 106.7° RISE 17:22

Max altitude: 33.2° TRANSIT 22:26

Azimuth: 253.3° SET 3:26

Name:	Brielle, United States
Latitude:	40° 6' 28.4" N
Longitude:	74° 3' 23.4" W
Timezone:	America/New_York

Set Location

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