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 1190→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
30
1 September 1190 2 September 1190 3 September 1190 4 September 1190 5 September 1190 6 September 1190 7 September 1190 8 September 1190 9 September 1190 10 September 1190 11 September 1190 12 September 1190 13 September 1190 14 September 1190 15 September 1190 16 September 1190 17 September 1190 18 September 1190 19 September 1190 20 September 1190 21 September 1190 22 September 1190 23 September 1190 24 September 1190 25 September 1190 26 September 1190 27 September 1190 28 September 1190 29 September 1190 30 September 1190 1 October 1190 13 Phoenix -223 14 Phoenix -223 15 Phoenix -223 16 Phoenix -223 17 Phoenix -223 18 Phoenix -223 19 Phoenix -223 20 Phoenix -223 21 Phoenix -223 22 Phoenix -223 23 Phoenix -223 24 Phoenix -223 25 Phoenix -223 26 Phoenix -223 27 Phoenix -223 28 Phoenix -223
MD -305026 MD -305025 MD -305024 MD -305023 MD -305022 MD -305021 MD -305020 MD -305019 MD -305018 MD -305017 MD -305016 MD -305015 MD -305014 MD -305013 MD -305012 MD -305011 MD -305010 MD -305009 MD -305008 MD -305007 MD -305006 MD -305005 MD -305004 MD -305003 MD -305002 MD -305001 MD -305000 MD -304999 MD -304998 MD -304997 MD -304996 MS -296745 MS -296746 MS -296747 MS -296748 MS -296749 MS -296750 MS -296751 MS -296752 MS -296753 MS -296754 MS -296755 MS -296756 MS -296757 MS -296758 MS -296759 MS -296760