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 1732→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
282930
1 September 1732 2 September 1732 3 September 1732 4 September 1732 5 September 1732 6 September 1732 7 September 1732 8 September 1732 9 September 1732 10 September 1732 11 September 1732 12 September 1732 13 September 1732 14 September 1732 15 September 1732 16 September 1732 17 September 1732 18 September 1732 19 September 1732 20 September 1732 21 September 1732 22 September 1732 23 September 1732 24 September 1732 25 September 1732 26 September 1732 27 September 1732 28 September 1732 29 September 1732 30 September 1732 1 October 1732 17 Cetus 65 18 Cetus 65 19 Cetus 65 20 Cetus 65 21 Cetus 65 22 Cetus 65 23 Cetus 65 24 Cetus 65 25 Cetus 65 26 Cetus 65 27 Cetus 65 28 Cetus 65 1 Dorado 65 2 Dorado 65 3 Dorado 65 4 Dorado 65 5 Dorado 65 6 Dorado 65 7 Dorado 65 8 Dorado 65 9 Dorado 65 10 Dorado 65 11 Dorado 65 12 Dorado 65 13 Dorado 65 14 Dorado 65 15 Dorado 65 16 Dorado 65 17 Dorado 65 18 Dorado 65 19 Dorado 65
MD -107064 MD -107063 MD -107062 MD -107061 MD -107060 MD -107059 MD -107058 MD -107057 MD -107056 MD -107055 MD -107054 MD -107053 MD -107052 MD -107051 MD -107050 MD -107049 MD -107048 MD -107047 MD -107046 MD -107045 MD -107044 MD -107043 MD -107042 MD -107041 MD -107040 MD -107039 MD -107038 MD -107037 MD -107036 MD -107035 MD -107034 MS -104162 MS -104161 MS -104160 MS -104159 MS -104158 MS -104157 MS -104156 MS -104155 MS -104154 MS -104153 MS -104152 MS -104151 MS -104150 MS -104149 MS -104148 MS -104147 MS -104146 MS -104145 MS -104144 MS -104143 MS -104142 MS -104141 MS -104140 MS -104139 MS -104138 MS -104137 MS -104136 MS -104135 MS -104134 MS -104133 MS -104132