Libra
zodiac constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
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Summary
Libra is a constellation[1]. Libra draws 5,610 Wikipedia views per month (constellation category, ranking #22 of 85).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: zodiacal constellation[3]
- Shares border with: Serpens[4], Virgo[5], Hydra[6], Centaurus[7], Lupus[8], Scorpius[9], Ophiuchus[10]
- Named after: beam balance[11]
- Part of: Southern Celestial Hemisphere[12]
- Commons category: Libra (constellation)[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Libra (constellation)[14]
- Notation: ♎[15]
- Commons gallery: Libra[16]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Otto's encyclopedia[19], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[20], Libra[21], Star Lore of All Ages[22], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23], Pauly–Wissowa[24], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[25]
- Topic has template: Template:Libra (constellation)[26], Šablona:Souhvězdí Vah[27]
- Official name: Libra[28]
- Short name: Lib[29]
- Different from: Libra[30]
- Area: 538 square degree[31]
- Permanent duplicated item: Q137261276[32]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[33]
Why It Matters
Libra has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Libra is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]