Visible at latitudes between +65° and −90°.
Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of June.
Abbreviation: Lib
English Name: the Scales
Right ascension: 15h
Declination: −15°
Area: 538 sq. deg. (29th)
Main stars: 4, 6
Bayer/Flamsteed stars: 56
Stars with planets: 4
Stars brighter than 3.00m: 2
Stars within 10.00 pc (32.62 ly): 5
Brightest star: Zubeneschamali (β Lib) (2.61m)
Messier objects: 0
Meteor showers: May Librids
Bordering constellations
Serpens Caput
Virgo
Hydra
Centaurus (corner)
Lupus
Scorpius
Ophiuchus