Zubenelgenubi (Star)

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

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From Fairfield , Zubenelgenubi will become visible at around 20:53 (EDT), 20° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 18 minutes after the Sun at 23:09.

Name Zubenelgenubi
Object type Star
Other names
Zubenelgenubi
α²-Lib
Alpha2 Librae
9-Lib
9 Librae
HR 5531[1]
HD 130841
NSV 6827
HIP 72622[3]
TYC 6155-1210-1[2]
Position
Right ascension:14h50m52s [2]
Declination:−16°02'30" [2]
Constellation:Libra
Magnitude:
Variable
2.73 (V) [2]
2.93 (BT) [2]
2.74 (VT) [2]
Distance:23.2 parsec
75.8 lightyrs [3]
B-V Color (mag):0.16
Proper motion (speed):125.9 mas/yr[3]
Proper motion (pos ang):237.1°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):0.89

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