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| accessdate=22 May 2016 | postscript=. }}</ref> to catalogue and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN approved the name ''Zubenelgenubi'' for ''α² Librae'' on 21 August 2016 and it is now so entered in the IAU Catalog of Star Names.<ref name="IAU-CSN"/>
| accessdate=22 May 2016 | postscript=. }}</ref> to catalogue and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN approved the name ''Zubenelgenubi'' for ''α² Librae'' on 21 August 2016 and it is now so entered in the IAU Catalog of Star Names.<ref name="IAU-CSN"/>


In [[Chinese language|Chinese]], {{lang|zh|氐宿}} ({{lang|zh-Latn|Dī Xiù}}), meaning ''[[Root (Chinese constellation)|Root]]'', refers to an asterism consisting of α<sup>2</sup> Librae, [[Iota Librae|ι Librae]], [[Gamma Librae|γ Librae]] and [[Beta Librae|β Librae]].<ref>{{zh icon}} ''中國星座神話'', written by 陳久金. Published by 台灣書房出版有限公司, 2005, {{ISBN|978-986-7332-25-7}}.</ref> Consequently, α<sup>2</sup> Librae itself is known as {{lang|zh|氐宿一}} ({{lang|zh-Latn|Dī Xiù yī}}), "the First Star of Root".<ref>{{zh icon}} [http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Space/Research/StarName/c_research_chinengstars_ala_alz.htm 香港太空館 - 研究資源 - 亮星中英對照表] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081025110153/http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Space/Research/StarName/c_research_chinengstars_ala_alz.htm |date=2008-10-25 }}, Hong Kong Space Museum. Accessed on line November 23, 2010.</ref>
In [[Chinese astronomy|Chinese]], {{lang|zh|氐宿}} ({{lang|zh-Latn|Dī Xiù}}), meaning ''[[Root (Chinese constellation)|Root]]'', refers to an asterism consisting of α<sup>2</sup> Librae, [[Iota Librae|ι Librae]], [[Gamma Librae|γ Librae]] and [[Beta Librae|β Librae]].<ref>{{zh icon}} ''中國星座神話'', written by 陳久金. Published by 台灣書房出版有限公司, 2005, {{ISBN|978-986-7332-25-7}}.</ref> Consequently, the [[Chinese star names|Chinese name]] for α<sup>2</sup> Librae itself is {{lang|zh|氐宿一}} ({{lang|zh-Latn|Dī Xiù yī}}), "the First Star of Root".<ref>{{zh icon}} [http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Space/Research/StarName/c_research_chinengstars_ala_alz.htm 香港太空館 - 研究資源 - 亮星中英對照表] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081025110153/http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Space/Research/StarName/c_research_chinengstars_ala_alz.htm |date=2008-10-25 }}, Hong Kong Space Museum. Accessed on line November 23, 2010.</ref>


== Properties ==
== Properties ==

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Alpha Librae
Diagram showing star positions and boundaries of the constellation Libra and its surroundings
Location of α Librae (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Libra
α1 Lib
Right ascension 14h 50m 41.18097s[1]
Declination –15° 59′ 50.0482″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) +5.153[2]
α2 Lib
Right ascension 14h 50m 52.71309s[1]
Declination –16° 02′ 30.3955″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) +2.741[2]
Characteristics
α1 Lib
Spectral type F3 V[3]
U−B color index –0.02[4]
B−V color index +0.39[4]
α2 Lib
Spectral type kA2hA5mA4 IV-V[5]
U−B color index +0.10[4]
B−V color index +0.15[4]
Astrometry
α1 Lib
Radial velocity (Rv)23.8[6] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: –136.27[1] mas/yr
Dec.: –59.04[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)43.52 ± 0.43 mas[1]
Distance74.9 ± 0.7 ly
(23.0 ± 0.2 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+3.35[7]
α2 Lib
Proper motion (μ) RA: –105.68[1] mas/yr
Dec.: –68.40[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)43.03 ± 0.19 mas[1]
Distance75.8 ± 0.3 ly
(23.2 ± 0.1 pc)
Orbit[6]
Period (P)70.34 days
Semi-major axis (a)0.51 au
Eccentricity (e)0.41
Semi-amplitude (K2)
(secondary)		43.1 km/s
Details
α1 Lib
Mass1.97 + 1.60[6] M☉
Surface gravity (log g)4.25[5] cgs
Temperature6,653[7] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]–0.07[7] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)5.95[8] km/s
Age1.1+0.6
−0.8[7] Gyr
α2 Lib
Mass1.4–1.5/0.5–0.6[9] M☉
Surface gravity (log g)3.91[5] cgs
Temperature8128[5] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]–0.24[5] dex
Other designations
α Librae, α Lib, alf Lib, Kiffa Australis, Lanx australis, Zubenelgenubi.
α1 Lib: 8 Librae, BD–15 3965, FK5 1387, HD 130819, HIP 72603, HR 5530, SAO 158836.[10]
α2 Lib: 9 Librae, BD–15 3966, FK5 548, HD 130841, HIP 72622, HR 5531, SAO 158840.[11]
Database references
SIMBADα Lib
α1 Lib
α2 Lib

Alpha Librae (α Librae, abbreviated Alpha Lib, α Lib), is a double star and despite its 'alpha' designation the second-brightest star in the constellation of Libra. The two components are designated α¹ Librae and α² Librae. The system bore the traditional name of Zubenelgenubi, though the International Astronomical Union now regards that name as only applying to α² Librae.[12]

Alpha² Librae is 0.33 degrees north of the ecliptic so it can be occulted by the Moon and (very rarely) by planets. It was occulted by Venus on October 25, 1947;[13] the next occultation by a planet will be by Mercury on 10 November 2052.[14]

Nomenclature

α Librae (Latinised to Alpha Librae) is the system's Bayer designation.

Zubenelgenubi /ˌzuːbənɛldʒəˈnuːbi/, also rendered Zuben Elgenubi, derives from the Arabic ّالزُبَانَى الجَنُوبِي al-zubānā al-janūbiyy "the southern claw", which was coined before Libra was recognized as a constellation distinct from Scorpius. The alternative name Kiffa Australis (Elkhiffa Australis) is a partial Latin translation of the Arabic al-kiffah al-janubiyyah الكفة الجنوبية "southern pan [of the scales]". Another name used in older astronomy texts, equivalent to "southern pan", was Lanx Australis.[15]

In 2016, the International Astronomical Union organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN)[16] to catalogue and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN approved the name Zubenelgenubi for α² Librae on 21 August 2016 and it is now so entered in the IAU Catalog of Star Names.[12]

In Chinese, 氐宿 (Dī Xiù), meaning Root, refers to an asterism consisting of α2 Librae, ι Librae, γ Librae and β Librae.[17] Consequently, the Chinese name for α2 Librae itself is 氐宿一 (Dī Xiù yī), "the First Star of Root".[18]

Properties

Alpha Librae is about 77 light-years (24 parsecs) from the Sun. The two brightest components of Alpha Librae form a double star moving together through space as common proper motion companions. The brightest member, α2 Librae, is itself a spectroscopic binary system. The second member, α1 Librae, is separated from the primary system by around 5400 AU. It too is a spectroscopic binary with an orbital period of 5,870 days and an angular separation of 0.383 arcseconds; equal to about 10 AU. The system may have a fifth component, the star KU Librae at a separation of 2.6°, thus forming a hierarchical quintuple star system. KU Lib shares a similar motion through space to the Alpha Librae system, but is separated from the other stars by about a parsec. It is sufficiently close to be gravitationally bound to the other members,[9] but has a substantially different metallicity.[19]

The two brightest members of Alpha Librae are separated in the sky by an angular distance of 231" (3'51"). The position angle of the companion is 314 degrees. The brighter of the two is a white star of spectral type A3, with an apparent brightness of 2.8. Its companion is a type F4 star of apparent brightness 5.2. They are probably members of the Castor Moving Group of stars that have a similar motion through space and share a common origin some 200 million years ago.[9]

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b Gutierrez-Moreno, Adelina; et al. (1966), "A System of photometric standards", Publ. Dept. Astron. Univ. Chile, 1, Publicaciones Universidad de Chile, Department de Astronomy: 1–17, Bibcode:1966PDAUC...1....1G
  3. ^ Houk, N.; Smith-Moore, M. (1988). "Michigan Catalogue of Two-dimensional Spectral Types for the HD Stars. Volume 4, Declinations -26°.0 to -12°.0". Michigan Catalogue of Two-dimensional Spectral Types for the HD Stars. Volume 4. Bibcode:1988mcts.book.....H.
  4. ^ a b c d Mermilliod, J.-C. (1986). "Compilation of Eggen's UBV data, transformed to UBV (unpublished)". Catalogue of Eggen's UBV data. Bibcode:1986EgUBV........0M.
  5. ^ a b c d e Gray, R. O.; et al. (July 2006), "Contributions to the Nearby Stars (NStars) Project: Spectroscopy of Stars Earlier than M0 within 40 pc-The Southern Sample", The Astronomical Journal, 132 (1): 161–170, arXiv:astro-ph/0603770, Bibcode:2006AJ....132..161G, doi:10.1086/504637
  6. ^ a b c Fuhrmann, K.; Chini, R.; Barr, A.; Buda, L.-S.; Kaderhandt, L.; Pozo, F.; Ramolla, M. (2014). "On the bright A-type star Alpha Librae A". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 437 (3): 2303. Bibcode:2014MNRAS.437.2303F. doi:10.1093/mnras/stt2046.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
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  8. ^ Martínez-Arnáiz, R.; et al. (September 2010), "Chromospheric activity and rotation of FGK stars in the solar vicinity. An estimation of the radial velocity jitter" (PDF), Astronomy and Astrophysics, 520: A79, arXiv:1002.4391, Bibcode:2010A&A...520A..79M, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200913725
  9. ^ a b c Caballero, J. A. (May 2010), "Reaching the boundary between stellar kinematic groups and very wide binaries. II. α Librae + KU Librae: a common proper motion system in Castor separated by 1.0 pc", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 514: A98, arXiv:1001.5432, Bibcode:2010A&A...514A..98C, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200913986
  10. ^ "* alf01 Lib". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2007-01-23.
  11. ^ "* alf02 Lib". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2007-01-23.
  12. ^ a b "IAU Catalog of Star Names". Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  13. ^ Können, G. P.; Van Maanen, J. (April 1981). "Planetary occultations of bright stars". Journal of the British Astronomical Association. 91: 148–157. Bibcode:1981JBAA...91..148K.
  14. ^ Peuschel, Marco (2003). "Astronomische Ereignisse der besonderen Art" Archived 2005-03-16 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 10, 2005.
  15. ^ Philippe La Hire, "Tabulae Astronomicae" (1727), see star table, page 13.
  16. ^ IAU Working Group on Star Names (WGSN), International Astronomical Union, retrieved 22 May 2016.
  17. ^ Template:Zh icon 中國星座神話, written by 陳久金. Published by 台灣書房出版有限公司, 2005, ISBN 978-986-7332-25-7.
  18. ^ Template:Zh icon 香港太空館 - 研究資源 - 亮星中英對照表 Archived 2008-10-25 at the Wayback Machine, Hong Kong Space Museum. Accessed on line November 23, 2010.
  19. ^ Fuhrmann, K.; Chini, R. (2015). "Multiplicity among F-type stars. II". The Astrophysical Journal. 809: 107. Bibcode:2015ApJ...809..107F. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/809/1/107.


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