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 0578→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
27282930
1 September 0578 2 September 0578 3 September 0578 4 September 0578 5 September 0578 6 September 0578 7 September 0578 8 September 0578 9 September 0578 10 September 0578 11 September 0578 12 September 0578 13 September 0578 14 September 0578 15 September 0578 16 September 0578 17 September 0578 18 September 0578 19 September 0578 20 September 0578 21 September 0578 22 September 0578 23 September 0578 24 September 0578 25 September 0578 26 September 0578 27 September 0578 28 September 0578 29 September 0578 30 September 0578 1 October 578
MD -528554 MD -528553 MD -528552 MD -528551 MD -528550 MD -528549 MD -528548 MD -528547 MD -528546 MD -528545 MD -528544 MD -528543 MD -528542 MD -528541 MD -528540 MD -528539 MD -528538 MD -528537 MD -528536 MD -528535 MD -528534 MD -528533 MD -528532 MD -528531 MD -528530 MD -528529 MD -528528 MD -528527 MD -528526 MD -528525 MD -528524