Zubeneschamali, Beta Librae (β Lib), is a blue-white main sequence star located at a distance of 185 light years from Earth in the constellation Libra.| Star Facts
Zubenelgenubi, Alpha2 Librae (α2 Lib), is a spectroscopic binary star located at a distance of 75.8 light years from Earth in the constellation Libra.| Star Facts
Southern constellations are the 52 constellations located in the southern celestial hemisphere.| www.constellation-guide.com
Libra is one of the southern zodiac constellations. It is home to Methuselah Star (HD 140283), one of the oldest stars known, the nearby red dwarf Gliese 581, and the barred spiral galaxies NGC 5885 and NGC 5792.| www.constellation-guide.com
Hercules is one of the largest constellations in the sky. Representing the mythical Greek hero, the constellation is home to the Hercules Globular Cluster (M13), the globular cluster Messier 92, and the Hercules Cluster of galaxies.| www.constellation-guide.com
Cetus is a large constellation in the northern sky. It represents the sea monster from the myth of Andromeda. It is home to the variable star Mira, the nearby star Tau Ceti, and the barred spiral galaxy Messier 77.| www.constellation-guide.com
Boötes (the Herdsman or Plowman) is a large northern constellation dominated by a kite-shaped asterism. The constellation is home to Arcturus, the brightest northern star, and the contrasting double star Izar.| www.constellation-guide.com
Ara is a small constellation in the southern sky. It represents the altar. It contains the open clusters NGC 6193 and the Ara Cluster, the planetary nebula known as the Stingray Nebula, and the pre-planetary Water Lily Nebula.| www.constellation-guide.com
Aquarius is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Representing the Water Bearer, the constellation is home to the yellow supergiants Sadalsuud and Sadalmelik and the famous Helix Nebula.| www.constellation-guide.com
The Fish Hook is an asterism formed by about a dozen bright stars in the zodiac constellation Scorpius. The curved star pattern forms the heart, body, tail, and stinger of the celestial Scorpion.| www.constellation-guide.com
Zubenelhakrabi (γ Lib) is a yellow giant star located approximately 163 light-years away in the constellation Libra. It hosts two exoplanets, Gamma Librae b and c, discovered in 2018.| Star Facts
The list of the 88 modern constellations officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), along with their English names, sizes, quadrants and the latitudes between which they are fully visible.| www.constellation-guide.com
Brachium (σ Lib) is a red giant located approximately 288 light-years away in the constellation Libra. It is the third brightest star in Libra, after Zubeneschamali and Zubenelgenubi.| Star Facts
Larawag (ε Sco) is an orange giant star located 63.7 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius. It is one of the bright Scorpius stars that form the Fish Hook.| Star Facts
Leo is one of the largest constellations in the northern sky. It is home to Regulus, one of the brightest stars in the sky, the nearby red dwarf Wolf 359, and the Leo Triplet of galaxies.| www.constellation-guide.com
Ursa Major, the Great Bear, is the largest constellation in the northern sky. It is home to the Big Dipper asterism, formed by its seven brightest stars, and to many well-known deep sky objects.| www.constellation-guide.com
Acrab (β Sco Aa) is the primary component in a multiple star system located 400 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius. It is one of the bright stars that outline the Scorpion's claws.| Star Facts
Scorpius is a zodiac constellation located in the southern sky. It is home to Antares, one of the brightest stars in the sky, and to the bright open clusters Messier 6 (the Butterfly Cluster) and Messier 7 (Ptolemy's Cluster).| www.constellation-guide.com
Zeta Ophiuchi (ζ Oph) is a hot blue star located 366 light-years away in the constellation Ophiuchus. It is the closest O-type to Earth. Shining at magnitude 2.57, it is the third brightest star in Ophiuchus.| Star Facts
Ophiuchus, the Serpent Bearer, is a large constellation near the celestial equator. Representing the healer Asclepius in Greek mythology, the constellation is visible from both hemispheres.| www.constellation-guide.com
Zodiac constellations are the 12 constellations that lie along the plane of the ecliptic, which is defined by the circular path of the Sun across the sky, as seen from Earth.| www.constellation-guide.com