How to see it
50 Lib has a visual magnitude of about 5.50: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 50 Lib: right ascension 16h 0m 48s, declination −8° 24′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
50 Lib. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78436, HD 143459, Gaia DR3 4347852022889882624. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4347852022889882624
- HIP
- 78436
- HD
- 143459
- gaia_dr3
- 4347852022889882624
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 50 Lib
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4347852022889882624
- HD 143459
- HIP 78436
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.50