♎︎ The lucky star of Libra: Zubeneschamali
The brightest star in the constellation Libra (β Lib), magnitude 2.61.
The name comes from Arabic and means 'the northern claw', because the Scales were once part of the Scorpion. It is about 185 light years away.
It is highest in the sky around 10 pm in June. It can be seen from anywhere south of 61°N, and it never sets south of 81°S.
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More on the constellation: Libra · The lucky stone: opal
The zodiac sign and the constellation of the same name no longer line up, because the Earth's axis has shifted over two thousand years: the true constellation.