GAMMA LIBRAE

'Gamma Librae' (γ Lib / γ Librae) is a star in the constellation Libra. It also has the traditional name 'Zuben-el-Akrab', meaning "Shears of the Scorpion". The name is a modification of the Arabic phrase ''az-Zuban al-Akrab'' (الزبن العقرب). Alternate modifications of the phrase include '''Zuben el Hakrabi''' and '''Zuben Hakraki'''.
Gamma Librae belongs to the spectral class K0III, and is of the fourth-magnitude, having apparent magnitude +3.91. It is approximately 152 light years from the Earth.

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★ HD 138905 -- Double or multiple star

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★ Yale Bright Star Catalog; click on Libra