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This star was originally given the Bayer Designation "Gamma Scorpii" (γ Sco) despite the fact that it is well within the constellation Libra and far from the boundary with Scorpius . It did not receive its current Bayer designation as Sigma Librae until the 19th century.

Sigma Librae has Apparent Magnitude of +3.29 and belongs to the Spectral Class M3-III. It is approximately 292 Light Year s from Earth .



EXTERNAL LINKS

  • http://www.astro.uiuc.edu/~kaler/sow/zubenh.html