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 3696→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
30
1 September 3696 2 September 3696 3 September 3696 4 September 3696 5 September 3696 6 September 3696 7 September 3696 8 September 3696 9 September 3696 10 September 3696 11 September 3696 12 September 3696 13 September 3696 14 September 3696 15 September 3696 16 September 3696 17 September 3696 18 September 3696 19 September 3696 20 September 3696 21 September 3696 22 September 3696 23 September 3696 24 September 3696 25 September 3696 26 September 3696 27 September 3696 28 September 3696 29 September 3696 30 September 3696 1 October 3696 15 Tucana 1108 16 Tucana 1108 17 Tucana 1108 18 Tucana 1108 19 Tucana 1108 20 Tucana 1108 21 Tucana 1108 22 Tucana 1108 23 Tucana 1108 24 Tucana 1108 25 Tucana 1108 26 Tucana 1108 27 Tucana 1108 1 Phoenix 1109 2 Phoenix 1109 3 Phoenix 1109 4 Phoenix 1109 5 Phoenix 1109 6 Phoenix 1109 7 Phoenix 1109 8 Phoenix 1109 9 Phoenix 1109 10 Phoenix 1109 11 Phoenix 1109 12 Phoenix 1109 13 Phoenix 1109 14 Phoenix 1109 15 Phoenix 1109 16 Phoenix 1109 17 Phoenix 1109
MD 610273 MD 610274 MD 610275 MD 610276 MD 610277 MD 610278 MD 610279 MD 610280 MD 610281 MD 610282 MD 610283 MD 610284 MD 610285 MD 610286 MD 610287 MD 610288 MD 610289 MD 610290 MD 610291 MD 610292 MD 610293 MD 610294 MD 610295 MD 610296 MD 610297 MD 610298 MD 610299 MD 610300 MD 610301 MD 610302 MD 610303 MS 593788 MS 593789 MS 593790 MS 593791 MS 593792 MS 593793 MS 593794 MS 593795 MS 593796 MS 593797 MS 593798 MS 593799 MS 593800 MS 593801 MS 593802 MS 593803 MS 593804 MS 593805 MS 593806 MS 593807 MS 593808 MS 593809 MS 593810 MS 593811 MS 593812 MS 593813 MS 593814 MS 593815 MS 593816 MS 593817