Binary star in the constellation Libra
Delta Librae , Latinized from δ Librae, is a variable star in the constellation Libra . It has the traditional name Zuben Elakribi , a variant of the traditional name of Gamma Librae .[ 12] With μ Virginis it forms one of the Akkadian lunar mansions Mulu-izi [ 13] (meaning "Man-of-fire"[ 14] ).
δ Librae is approximately 350 light years from the Earth and the primary, component A, belongs to the spectral class B9.5V, indicating it is a B-type main-sequence star . It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.93[ 3] and is moving closer to the Sun with a radial velocity of −39 km/s.[ 7] This is an Algol -like eclipsing binary star system, with a period of 2.3274 days and an eccentricity of 0.07.[ 10] Its apparent magnitude varies from 4.91 to 5.90.[ 15] The secondary is filling its Roche lobe and there is evidence of large-scale mass transfer in the past, with the secondary being more evolved than the primary despite now being less massive.[ 10]
Along with λ Tauri , it was one of the first stars on which rotational line broadening was observed, by Frank Schlesinger in 1911.[ 16]
References
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Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR .
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^ a b Johnson, H. L. (1966). "UBVRIJKL Photometry of the Bright Stars". Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory . 4 : 99. Bibcode :1966CoLPL...4...99J .
^ "Del Lib" . The International Variable Star Index . AAVSO – American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 27 September 2017 .
^ a b Wilson, Ralph Elmer (1953). "General catalogue of stellar radial velocities". Carnegie Institute Washington D.C. Publication . Bibcode :1953GCRV..C......0W .
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^ Brown Jr., R. (1891). "Remarks on the Euphratean Astronomical Names of the Signs of the Zodiac". Proceedings of the Society of Biblical Archaeology . 13 : 194.
^ Samus, N. N.; Kazarovets, E. V.; Durlevich, O. V.; Kireeva, N. N.; Pastukhova, E. N. (2017). "General Catalogue of Variable Stars" . Astronomy Reports . GCVS 5.1. 61 (1): 80– 88. Bibcode :2017ARep...61...80S . doi :10.1134/S1063772917010085 . S2CID 125853869 . Retrieved 2018-01-07 .
^ Schlesinger, F. (1909). "Rotation of Stars about their Axes" . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society . 71 (9): 719. Bibcode :1911MNRAS..71..719S . doi :10.1093/mnras/71.9.719 .