The Libra constellation is formed by 4 main stars that form its shape in the sky. Inside its area, there are currently 120 discovered stars.
The constellation of Libra represents weighing scales.
Below you will find the full list of stars in the Libra constellation and their names as well as some general information about each of them.
Here’s what each of the columns means.
Proper name: This is the common name we give to some of the most prominent stars in the sky. These names have been passed from ancient civilizations and they are usually of Greek or Arabic origin. Due to the number of stars in the universe, most stars discovered these days do not receive a proper name.
Name: The scientific, Latinized name for the star.
Designation: Abbreviation of the scientific name or designation if it doesn’t have one. It is based on the Bayer catalog of stars.
Distance: How far away from Earth the star is. Given in light-years.
Visible magnitude: The brightness of the star as seen from Earth. Also known as apparent magnitude.
Absolute magnitude: The true brightness of the star, regardless of the point of view.
Stellar classification: Classification of the star according to its electromagnetic characteristics.
| Proper Name | Name | Designation | Distance (light-years) | Visible magnitude | Absolute magnitude | Stellar classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zubeneschamali | Beta Librae | β Lib | 160 | 2.61 | −0.84 | B8V |
| Zubenelgenubi | Alpha2 Librae | α2 Lib | 77 | 2.75 | 0.88 | A3IV |
| Sigma Librae | σ Lib | 292 | 3.25 | −1.51 | M3/M4III | |
| Upsilon Librae | υ Lib | 195 | 3.60 | −0.28 | K3III | |
| Tau Librae | τ Lib | 445 | 3.66 | −2.01 | B2.5V | |
| Zubenelhakrabi | Gamma Librae | γ Lib | 152 | 3.91 | 0.56 | K0III |
| Theta Librae | θ Lib | 163 | 4.13 | 0.64 | K0III | |
| 16 Librae | 16 Lib | 91 | 4.47 | 2.24 | F0V | |
| Iota1 Librae | ι1 Lib | 376 | 4.54 | −0.77 | Asp… | |
| 37 Librae | 37 Lib | 94 | 4.61 | 2.3 | K1IV | |
| Ri | Kappa Librae | κ Lib | 400 | 4.75 | −0.69 | K5III |
| Zuben Elakribi | Delta Librae | δ Lib | 304 | 4.91 | 0.06 | B9.5V |
| Epsilon Librae | ε Lib | 106 | 4.92 | 2.37 | F5IV | |
| 11 Librae | 11 Lib | 216 | 4.93 | 0.82 | G8… | |
| 48 Librae | 48 Lib | 513 | 4.95 | −1.03 | B8Ia/Iab | |
| 42 Librae | 42 Lib | 381 | 4.97 | −0.37 | K3III | |
| Lambda Librae | λ Lib | 356 | 5.03 | −0.16 | B3V | |
| 36 Librae | 36 Lib | 369 | 5.13 | −0.14 | K2/K3III | |
| Alpha1 Librae | α1 Lib | 77 | 5.15 | 3.28 | F3V | |
| HR 5780 | HR 5780 | 351 | 5.16 | 0 | B6IV | |
| Zuben Hakrabim | Nu Librae | ν Lib | 765 | 5.19 | −1.66 | K5III |
| 12 Librae | 12 Lib | 384 | 5.27 | −0.09 | K2/K3III | |
| Mu Librae | μ Lib | 235 | 5.32 | 1.03 | Ap | |
| HD 126218 | HD 126218 | 400 | 5.34 | −0.10 | K0III | |
| 41 Librae | 41 Lib | 340 | 5.36 | 0.27 | G8III/IV | |
| Zuben Hakrabi | Eta Librae | η Lib | 147 | 5.41 | 2.14 | A6IV |
| 49 Librae | 49 Lib | 107 | 5.47 | 2.89 | F7V | |
| Xi2 Librae | ξ2 Lib | 538 | 5.48 | −0.61 | K4III | |
| HD 138413 | HD 138413 | 227 | 5.50 | 1.29 | A2IV | |
| HD 132833 | HD 132833 | 564 | 5.52 | −0.67 | M0III | |
| HD 135534 | HD 135534 | 500 | 5.52 | −0.41 | K2III | |
| Zeta4 Librae | ζ4 Lib | 769 | 5.53 | −1.33 | B3V | |
| 30 Ser | 30 Ser | 160 | 5.53 | 2.07 | A5IV | |
| 50 Librae | 50 Lib | 459 | 5.53 | −0.21 | A0Vs | |
| HD 136479 | HD 136479 | 269 | 5.54 | 0.96 | K1III | |
| Zeta1 Librae | ζ1 Lib | 908 | 5.64 | −1.58 | K4III | |
| HD 130529 | HD 130529 | 1113 | 5.68 | −1.99 | K3III+… | |
| 4 Librae | 4 Lib | 409 | 5.70 | 0.21 | B9.5V | |
| Gliese 570 | Gliese 570 | 19 | 5.72 | 6.86 | K4V | |
| HD 136956 | HD 136956 | 603 | 5.72 | −0.61 | G8III | |
| HD 134373 | HD 134373 | 450 | 5.75 | 0.05 | K0III | |
| Xi1 Librae | ξ1 Lib | 365 | 5.78 | 0.54 | G7III | |
| HD 139254 | HD 139254 | 272 | 5.79 | 1.18 | K0III | |
| HD 129944 | HD 129944 | 366 | 5.80 | 0.55 | K0III | |
| Zeta3 Librae | ζ3 Lib | 564 | 5.82 | −0.37 | K0III | |
| HD 139329 | HD 139329 | 292 | 5.82 | 1.06 | K0III | |
| HD 135051 | HD 135051 | 918 | 5.84 | −1.41 | G8/K0II | |
| 18 Librae | 18 Lib | 316 | 5.88 | 0.95 | K3III-IV | |
| 47 Librae | 47 Lib | 623 | 5.95 | −0.46 | B2/B3V | |
| HD 130157 | HD 130157 | 1863 | 6.05 | −2.73 | K4/K5III | |
| Iota2 Librae | ι2 Lib | 219 | 6.07 | 1.93 | A2V | |
| HD 132375 | HD 132375 | 114 | 6.08 | 3.37 | F8V | |
| HD 142703 | HD 142703 | 173 | 6.12 | 2.48 | A2Ib/II | |
| HD 133670 | HD 133670 | 195 | 6.13 | 2.24 | K0III | |
| Omicron Librae | ο Lib | 178 | 6.14 | 2.45 | F2V | |
| HD 130557 | HD 130557 | 353 | 6.15 | 0.98 | B9Vsvar… | |
| 28 Librae | 28 Lib | 631 | 6.16 | −0.27 | G8II/III | |
| 26 Librae | 26 Lib | 1283 | 6.18 | −1.80 | B9III | |
| HD 139160 | HD 139160 | 600 | 6.19 | −0.14 | B9IV | |
| HD 128429 | HD 128429 | 88 | 6.20 | 3.66 | F6V + WD | |
| HD 138105 | HD 138105 | 234 | 6.20 | 1.92 | A3V | |
| HD 141853 | HD 141853 | 692 | 6.20 | −0.43 | G8III | |
| 2 Librae | 2 Lib | 330 | 6.22 | 1.19 | G7III | |
| HD 140986 | HD 140986 | 937 | 6.24 | −1.05 | K0III | |
| HD 138488 | HD 138488 | 331 | 6.26 | 1.22 | A3/5V +A9/F2 | |
| 10 Librae | 10 Lib | 913 | 6.27 | −0.97 | K0II/III | |
| HD 135367 | HD 135367 | 911 | 6.28 | −0.95 | K3III | |
| HD 138268 | HD 138268 | 239 | 6.28 | 1.96 | A5V | |
| HD 140301 | HD 140301 | 411 | 6.30 | 0.8 | K0III | |
| HD 139290 | HD 139290 | 562 | 6.32 | 0.14 | K1III | |
| HD 142640 | HD 142640 | 208 | 6.32 | 2.29 | F6V | |
| 5 Librae | 5 Lib | 1109 | 6.33 | −1.33 | K2III | |
| HD 139518 | HD 139518 | 306 | 6.33 | 1.47 | B9.5V | |
| HD 130325 | HD 130325 | 361 | 6.34 | 1.12 | K0III | |
| HD 132953 | HD 132953 | 580 | 6.38 | 0.13 | A5V | |
| 22 Librae | 22 Lib | 413 | 6.41 | 0.9 | A1V | |
| HD 129980 | HD 129980 | 138 | 6.43 | 3.3 | G2V | |
| HD 137798 | HD 137798 | 198 | 6.43 | 2.51 | G0V | |
| 23 Librae | 23 Lib | 84 | 6.45 | 4.4 | G5V | |
| HD 139461 | HD 139461 | 81 | 6.45 | 4.47 | F6V | |
| 30 Librae | 30 Lib | 780 | 6.46 | −0.43 | K4III | |
| HD 134946 | HD 134946 | 412 | 6.47 | 0.96 | B8III | |
| HD 126251 | HD 126251 | 293 | 6.49 | 1.72 | F4III | |
| HD 126363 | HD 126363 | 520 | 6.49 | 0.48 | K2III | |
| HD 127964 | HD 127964 | 613 | 6.49 | 0.12 | A3V | |
| HD 134758 | HD 134758 | 555 | 6.49 | 0.33 | K4III | |
| HD 140722 | HD 140722 | 222 | 6.49 | 2.33 | F0V | |
| HD 136646 | HD 136646 | 443 | 6.50 | 0.83 | K0III | |
| HD 133112 | HD 133112 | 323 | 6.60 | A6IV-V | ||
| 17 Librae | 17 Lib | 376 | 6.61 | 1.3 | A1V | |
| 33 Librae | 33 Lib | 291 | 6.69 | 1.94 | Ap | |
| HD 141569 | HD 141569 | 379 | 7.12 | A0Ve | ||
| 3 Librae | 3 Lib | 663 | 7.20 | K0III | ||
| HD 140283 | HD 140283 | 190 | 7.21 | sdF3 | ||
| FY Librae | FY Lib | 1310 | 7.23 | M5III | ||
| KU Librae | KU Lib | 77 | 7.23 | G8V | ||
| ES Librae | ES Lib | 378 | 7.25 | A3III | ||
| HD 141937 | HD 141937 | 109 | 7.25 | 4.63 | G2/G3V | |
| HD 134796 | HD 134796 | 7.28 | 7.26 | B9V | ||
| HD 136905 | HD 136905 | 378 | 7.31 | G8IVp | ||
| HD 134214 | HD 134214 | 335 | 7.48 | Ap… | ||
| HM Librae | HM Lib | 1940 | 7.54 | C | ||
| HD 134701 | HD 134701 | 7.70 | 8.2 | F5V | ||
| HD 133803 | HD 133803 | 408 | 8.12 | A9V | ||
| HD 133131 A | HD 133131 A | 8.40 | G2V | |||
| HD 133131 B | HD 133131 B | 8.42 | G2 | |||
| HD 128598 | HD 128598 | 3080 | 8.76 | K1IV/V | ||
| UZ Librae | UZ Lib | 525 | 9.12 | K0III | ||
| HD 134440 | HD 134440 | 93 | 9.43 | K2V | ||
| EH Librae | EH Lib | 1,197 | 9.83 | 2 | A5V | |
| VZ Librae | VZ Lib | 667 | 10.27 | F5 | ||
| Gliese 581 | Gliese 581 | 20 | 10.55 | 11.57 | M3 | |
| WASP-109 | WASP-109 | 1076 | 11.40 | 3.81 | F4V | |
| HE 1523-0901 | HE 1523-0901 | 11.50 | ||||
| HP Librae | HP Lib | 13.65 | Bpec | |||
| K2-315 | K2-315 | 185.3 | 17.67 | 13.89 | M3.5V | |
| 2MASS 1507-1627 | 2MASS 1507-1627 | 23.9 | 22.14 | L5.5 | ||
| GW Librae | GW Lib | |||||
| WISE 1541-2250 | WISE 1541-2250 | 18.6 | Y0 | |||
| IC 1059 | IC 1059 |