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- Zubenelgenubi
Zubenelgenubi
α² Librae
Zubenelgenubi is a white star, in the constellation Libra. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1950.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in May and June.
Visible to the naked eye away from the brightest lights. Apparent magnitude 2.75.
What it’s like
It gives off 37 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface temperature is about 8,300 degrees Celsius.
It is 75.8 light years away: 717 trillion kilometres.
It is the star of people born around 1950: the light that left it then is reaching Earth now.