α¹-Lib (Star)

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

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From Fairfield , α¹-Lib is visible between 21:56 and 03:42. It will become accessible at around 21:56, when it rises to an altitude of 20° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:49, 32° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:42 when it sinks below 20° above your south-western horizon.

Name α¹-Lib
Object type Star
Other names
α¹-Lib
Alpha1 Librae
8-Lib
8 Librae
HR 5530[1]
HD 130819
HIP 72603[5]
TYC 6155-1209-1[4]
Position
Right ascension:14h50m41s [3]
Declination:-15°59'49" [3]
Constellation:Libra
Magnitude:5.15 (V) [3]
5.62 (BT) [2]
5.19 (VT) [2]
Distance:23.0 parsec
74.9 lightyrs [5]
B-V Color (mag):0.40
Proper motion (speed):148.5 mas/yr[5]
Proper motion (pos ang):246.6°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):3.34

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