Kallie Young
The Libra constellation is located in the Southern Hemisphere. It is at it's highest point in the sky during the late month of June. Libra is located on the ecliptic bewteen Virgo and Scorpious.The ecliptic is the plane in the sky on which the sun, moon, and planets travel. Because Libra is located here on the ecliptic it is classified as a zodiac constellation, the seventh one to be exact.This constellation received its name thousands of years ago when it was noticed that the Sun passes through it during the autumnal equinox, when day and night are of equal length. Libra represents justice as a symbol for equality in several Middle Eastern cultures. Libra has held different meanings for different cultures. To the ancient Greeks, it represented the claws of the scorpion. To the Romans, it was the golden chariot of Pluto, god of the Underworld. Today it is seen as a universal symbol of balance, harmony, and justice.Libra is the only constellation out of the 12 Zodiac Constellations that is not named after a living creature.laskdjfieflwef
This star is one of the brightest stars in the constellation Libra. It's lummosity is 103X that of the sun! It is considered to be a white dwarf. Stars in this categorization usually appear to be white or blueish. However, Zuben Elschamali is one of the only stars that appears to be of a greenish tint to the naked eye. While today it is located in the Libra constellation, in the past it used to be considered as Scorpios Northern claw.
Right Acension: 15hr 17min .41sec
Declination: -9degr 22min 59sec
Distance From Earth: 49.067713 Parasecs
Spectral Class: B8V
Apparent Magnitude: 2.61
Absolute Magnitude: -8439791
This spiral galaxy is located in the Libra Constellation. It is a typical spiral that we can see almost edge-on. It has bule spiral arms and some dust feathers.It's neighbor is a red dwarf that is part of the milky way.
Right Acension: 14hr 58min 22.6sec
Declination: -01degr 5min 25 sec
Classification: SBb Spiral galaxy, well-defined bar structure with arms starting from bar at right angles
THis star is considered to be the Alpha star of the constellation. It is located on the ecliptic. THis star is considered to be a bianry star, one of the only ones distinguishable by a telescope or binoculars. This star was also once thought of to be part of the Scopio constellation, representing it's Southern Claw.
Right Acension: 14hr 50min 52.7sec
Declination: -16degr 2min 30sec
Distance From Earth: 23.668639 Parasecs
Spectral Class:A3IV
Apparent Magnitude:2.75
Absolute Magnitude: .87913357