IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg). Via Wikipedia.
Libra
The Balance
OriginAncient
AbbreviationLib
GenitiveLibrae
Pronunciation/ˈliːbrə/ genitive /ˈliːbriː/
LEE-bruh
LocationSouthern Hemisphere
Primary StarZubenelgenubi (α Librae)
Right Ascention 14h 50m Declination -16° 02'
Martian Solar Lag δ(🜨→♂) +0.427h (25.6m)
The stars of Libra, “The Scales”, originally belonged to the constellation Scorpius and depicted its claws. Later, during the time of the ancient Romans, these stars became their own star group and came to represent the scales held by Themis, the Greek goddess of justice. Libra is a member of the zodiac.
www.underthesky.com
Libra as depicted by Johann Bayer in his Uranometria (1603). Source image provided by www.RareMaps.com — Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. Via www.underthenightsky.com.
←September -0088→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
2930
1 September -0088 2 September -0088 3 September -0088 4 September -0088 5 September -0088 6 September -0088 7 September -0088 8 September -0088 9 September -0088 10 September -0088 11 September -0088 12 September -0088 13 September -0088 14 September -0088 15 September -0088 16 September -0088 17 September -0088 18 September -0088 19 September -0088 20 September -0088 21 September -0088 22 September -0088 23 September -0088 24 September -0088 25 September -0088 26 September -0088 27 September -0088 28 September -0088 29 September -0088 30 September -0088 1 October -88
MD -771806 MD -771805 MD -771804 MD -771803 MD -771802 MD -771801 MD -771800 MD -771799 MD -771798 MD -771797 MD -771796 MD -771795 MD -771794 MD -771793 MD -771792 MD -771791 MD -771790 MD -771789 MD -771788 MD -771787 MD -771786 MD -771785 MD -771784 MD -771783 MD -771782 MD -771781 MD -771780 MD -771779 MD -771778 MD -771777 MD -771776