Libra

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zodiac constellation

Libra is a zodiac constellation in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere, traditionally depicted as a set of scales and associated with balance and justice.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Alpha Librae 0
Beta Librae 0
Gamma Librae 0

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf zodiac constellation ⓘ
abbreviation Lib ⓘ
areaSquareDegrees 538 ⓘ
associatedElementAstrology Air ⓘ
associatedPolarityAstrology Cardinal ⓘ
associatedRulingPlanetAstrology Venus NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedZodiacSign Libra (astrological sign) NERFINISHED ⓘ
belongsTo 88 modern constellations ⓘ
bestVisibilityMonth June ⓘ
brightestStar Beta Librae NERFINISHED ⓘ
celestialHemisphere Southern Celestial Hemisphere ⓘ
containsExoplanetHostStar Gliese 581 NERFINISHED ⓘ
declinationRange approximately −30° to 0° ⓘ
eclipticConstellation true ⓘ
family Zodiac constellation family ⓘ
genitive Librae ⓘ
historicalAssociation claws of Scorpius in ancient tradition ⓘ
iausDesignation IAU-recognized constellation ⓘ
listedBy Ptolemy NERFINISHED ⓘ
listedIn Ptolemy's 48 constellations ⓘ
meteorShower Alpha Librids NERFINISHED ⓘ
May Librids ⓘ
mythologicalAssociation Roman goddess Justitia NERFINISHED ⓘ
scales of justice held by Astraea ⓘ
neighboringConstellation Centaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hydra NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lupus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Scorpius NERFINISHED ⓘ
Serpens Caput NERFINISHED ⓘ
Virgo NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableStar Alpha Librae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gamma Librae NERFINISHED ⓘ
quadrant SQ3 ⓘ
rankByArea 29th largest constellation ⓘ
rightAscensionRange approximately 14h to 16h 30m ⓘ
symbolism balance ⓘ
justice ⓘ
scales ⓘ
traditionalName Zubenelgenubi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Zubenelhakrabi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Zubeneschamali NERFINISHED ⓘ
visibleBetweenLatitudes +65° and −90° ⓘ
zodiacBelt ecliptic ⓘ
zodiacLongitudeRange 180° to 210° ecliptic longitude (approximate) ⓘ
zodiacSignOrder seventh ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ursa Major family → hasMember → Libra ⓘ
Astraea → associatedConstellation → Libra ⓘ
Centaurus → borderedBy → Libra ⓘ
Ptolemy’s 48 constellations → includesConstellation → Libra ⓘ
Gliese 581c → locatedInConstellation → Libra ⓘ
Gliese 581c → hostStarConstellation → Libra ⓘ
Gliese 581 star system → locatedInConstellation → Libra ⓘ
astrological sign Libra → associatedConstellation → Libra ⓘ
subject surface form: Libra
zodiac of Dendera → featuresConstellation → Libra ⓘ
subject surface form: Zodiac of Dendera