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Zubeneschamali - β Librae (beta Librae)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 15:16 | Tran: 21:09 | Set: 3:05
Alt: -39.40°   Az: 264.35°   Direction: West

Zubeneschamali, also designated as β Librae (beta Librae), is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Libra.

Zubeneschamali visual magnitude is 2.61. Because of its brightness, Zubeneschamali is clearly visible to the naked eye when observed from locations with dark skies, and should be also quite easily visible from light polluted areas.

Image of Zubeneschamali - β Librae (beta Librae) star
DSS2 image of Zubeneschamali. The red arrow shows the motion of Zubeneschamali during the next 1000 years (-1.60 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.32 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

15h 18m 23s
-09° 28’ 31”
08h 35m 05s
23h 53m 29s

J2000

15h 17m 00s
-09° 22’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

352.02°
39.23°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Zubeneschamali - β Librae (beta Librae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

2.61
Main-sequence

-0.84
B8V
11744K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Zubeneschamali is distant 159.96 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 35 kilometers per second.

49.07
159.96
-35 km/s
-0.096 arcsec/y
-0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

Zubeneschamali
β Librae
(beta Librae)
SAO140430
SAO140430

Visibility from Your Location

Today's Zubeneschamali - β Librae (beta Librae) rise, transit and set times from Iloffa, Nigeria are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Africa/Lagos):

Azimuth: 99.5°
Max altitude: 72.4°
Azimuth: 260.5°