κ-Lib (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , κ-Lib will become visible at around 21:41 (EDT), 26° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:28.
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Name
κ-Lib
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h41m56s [2] |
| Declination: | −19°40'43" [2] |
| Constellation: | Libra |
| Magnitude: Variable | 4.76 (V) [2] 6.79 (BT) [2] 4.92 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 94.6 parsec 308.4 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.59 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 108.0 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 197.3° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.12 |
Sources