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Zubenelhakrabi - γ Librae (gamma Librae)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 10:53 | Tran: 15:33 | Set: 20:14
Alt: 19.10°   Az: 209.43°   Direction: South-South-West

Zubenelhakrabi, also designated as γ Librae (gamma Librae), is a multiple giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Libra.

Zubenelhakrabi visual magnitude is 3.91. Because of its moderate brightness, Zubenelhakrabi is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of Zubenelhakrabi - γ Librae (gamma Librae) star
DSS2 image of Zubenelhakrabi. The red arrow shows the motion of Zubenelhakrabi during the next 10000 years (10.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

15h 36m 54s
-14° 52’ 13”
01h 54m 49s
17h 31m 44s

J2000

15h 35m 31s
-14° 47’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

351.51°
32.2°

Finder Chart

Finder chart Zubenelhakrabi - γ Librae (gamma Librae) star
Simplified finder chart for Zubenelhakrabi - γ Librae (gamma Librae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.91
Giant

0.56
G8III
4719K

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

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

Star System Properties

Zubenelhakrabi is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the Zubenelhakrabi double sysyem:

3.91
4.11
0.2
0.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Zubenelhakrabi is distant 152.19 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.

46.69
152.19
-28 km/s
0.065 arcsec/y
0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Zubenelhakrabi
γ Librae
(gamma Librae)
SAO159370
SAO159370

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 104.9°
Max altitude: 23.6°
Azimuth: 255.1°