Beta Librae is called Zubeneschamali, "The Northern Claw". This white star has been described by some to be green in colour; Burnham points out that truly green stars are close companions to red stars (such as the companion to Antares), ...
The star beta Librae, of third magnitude, represents the top of the balance. The stars gamma Librae and alpha Librae represent the balance beam: alpha Librae being of third magnitude as well.
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Lanx Australis Beta Librae
La Superba Y Canum Venaticorum
Lesath Upsilon Scorpii
Lucida Alpha Monocerotis
Lucida Anseris Alpha Vulpeculae ...
Zubenelgenubi = Alpha Librae
Zubeneschamali = Beta Librae
Iota Lib = Iota Librae
Zubenhakrabi = Sigma Librae
23 Lib = 23 Librae #
48 Lib = 48 Librae ...
7, [5047] beta Librae is the brightest star in the constellation. It is a blue dwarf approximately 160 light-years distant. The star is also known as Zubeneschamali ("the northern claw") and Lanx Australis ("the southern scale" of the balance).
Zuben Eschamali; Zuben el Chamali; Zubenesch; Zubenelg; Kiffa Borealis.
Beta Librae
HR 5685
HD 135742 ...
The star can be found northwest of Zeta Ophiuchi, south of Yed Posterior (Epsilon Ophiuchi) and Yed Prior (Delta Ophiuchi), north of Graffias or Acrab (Beta1,2 Scorpii), and east of Zubeneschamali (Beta Librae).
Libra's brightest star, second-magnitude Alpha Librae, is called Zubenelgenubi from the Arabic meaning ‘the southern claw', a reminder of the Greek identification of this constellation with the claws of the scorpion. Beta Librae is ...
 See also: Libra, Sky, Star, Scorpius, Constellation
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