μ-Lib (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , μ-Lib is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:10 (PDT), 36° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:46, 41° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:13, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name μ-Lib
Object type Star
Comprised of TYC-5590-994-1
Other names
μ-Lib
Mu Librae
7-Lib
7 Librae
HR 5523[1]
HD 130559
NSV 6816
HIP 72489[4]
Position
Right ascension:14h49m19s [3]
Declination:−14°08'56" [3]
Constellation:Libra
Magnitude:5.60 (V) [3]
5.64 (BT) [2]
5.60 (VT) [2]
Distance:72.9 parsec
237.8 lightyrs [4]
B-V Color (mag):0.04
Proper motion (speed):67.5 mas/yr[4]
Proper motion (pos ang):257.6°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):1.29

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