Back Weegskaal (sterrebeeld) Afrikaans الميزان (كوكبة) Arabic ليبرا (كوكبه) ARZ Llibra (constelación) AST Tərəzi bürcü (astronomiya) Azerbaijani Үлсәү (йондоҙлоҡ) Bashkir Шалі (сузор’е) Byelorussian Шалі (сузор’е) BE-X-OLD Везни (съзвездие) Bulgarian རྒྱ་ཐུར་སྐར་ཚོམ་ Tibetan
| Constellation | |
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| Abbreviation | Lib |
|---|---|
| Genitive | Librae |
| Right ascension | 15 |
| Declination | −15 |
| Area | 538 sq. deg. (29th) |
| Main stars | 4, 6 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 46 |
| Stars with planets | 3 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 2 |
| Stars within 10.00 pc (32.62 ly) | 2 |
| Brightest star | Zubeneschamali (β Lib) (2.6m) |
| Messier objects | 0 |
| Meteor showers | May Librids |
| Bordering constellations | Serpens Caput Virgo Hydra Centaurus (corner) Lupus Scorpius Ophiuchus |
| Visible at latitudes between +65° and −90°. Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of June. | |
Libra (pronounced /ˈliːbrə/, Latin: weighing scale, symbol &sq=Albert Einstein&lang=simple&file=File:Libra.svg){kind=small}
, Unicode ♎) is a constellation of the zodiac.
It lies between Virgo to the west and Scorpius to the east. It once represented the claws of Scorpius.