Alpha Librae

Alpha Librae (α Lib / α Librae) is the second brightest star in the constellation Libra (despite its Bayer designation as "alpha"). It also has the traditional name Zubenelgenubi. Alpha Librae is located approximately 77 light years from the Sun. It is actually a visual binary consisting of two stars separated in the sky by an angular distance of 231" (3'51"). The brighter of the two is a white star of spectral type A3, with an apparent brightness of 2.8 and an absolute brightness of 1.1, designated alpha-2 Librae (α< ...

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