- Sigma Librae
Starbox short
name=Sigma Librae
epoch=J2000.0
constell=Libra
ra=15h 04m 4.26s
dec=-25° 16' 54.7"
spectral=M3/M4III
appmag_v=+3.25
absmag_v=-1.51 | dist_ly=292
dist_pc=89.57
names=20 Librae, HR 5603, HD 133216, CD -24 11834, HIP 73714, SAO 183139, FK5 556, GC 20253Sigma Librae (σ Lib / σ Librae) is a
star in theconstellation Libra. It also has the traditional names Brachium ("Arm"Latin ), Cornu ("Horn"Latin ), and Zubenalgubi ("Southern Claw"Arabic).This star was originally given the
Bayer designation "Gamma Scorpii" (γ Sco) despite the fact that it is well within the constellation Libra and far from the boundary withScorpius . It did not receive its current Bayer designation as Sigma Librae until the 19th century.Sigma Librae has
apparent magnitude of +3.25 and belongs to the spectral class M3-III. It is approximately 292light year s fromEarth .References
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External links
* [http://www.astro.uiuc.edu/~kaler/sow/zubenh.html]
* [http://www.alcyone.de/cgi-bin/search.pl?object=HR5603]
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