Libra
Lib (Librae)
📋 A written introduction is coming — for now this page shows official values only.
Constellation
- IAU abbreviation
- Lib
- Latin name
- Libra
- Genitive
- Librae
- Meaning (IAU)
- The Scales
Source:International Astronomical Union · checked 2026-11-02 ↗
Related
Stars with IAU names
In everyday life
- 4 of its stars have IAU-approved names — the brightest is Zubeneschamali.
- Its brightest star Zubeneschamali (declination -9.4°) rises in Seoul (37.6° N) — in the right season you can find it from Korea.
- Star charts and astronomy apps write this constellation as «Lib», its IAU abbreviation.
Worked out from this object's official values.