How to see it
16 Lib has a visual magnitude of about 4.37: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 16 Lib: right ascension 14h 57m 11s, declination −4° 20′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Libra constellation (IAU figure Lib).
Catalog context
16 Lib. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 73165, HD 132052, Gaia DR3 6337402473507040512. In the SkyKeepsake Libra (Lib) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6337402473507040512
- HIP
- 73165
- HD
- 132052
- gaia_dr3
- 6337402473507040512
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 16 Lib
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.37