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Alpha Librae has a name reminiscent of something out of Star Wars--Zubenelgenubi --‘The Southern Claw of the Scorpion’, which reminds us that the constellation was once part of Scorpius.
It's a splendid binocular double with a colour contrast, yellow and pale blue.
The primary is alpha2: 2.8, 5.2 with a position angle of 314º and separation 231".
The star is midway between Spica (alpha Virginis) and Antares (alpha Scorpii). If you put Zubenelgenubi at the bottom of your glasses you'll see this configuration: binoculars.
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