Monday, August 29, 2011

What constellation is closest to the Libra Constellation?

I am doing an FSE and one of the points needed to know is what the constellation closest to the Libra constellation is.|||I'm not sure what you mean by "closest". The sky is partitioned into 88 constellations (regions of the sky), of which one is Libra, with no gaps in between. I will assume you mean adjacent.





Along the ecliptic, which passes through Libra, is the constellation Virgo on the west and northwest. Staying on the ecliptic, are the constellations Scorpius and Ophiuchus to the east. To the northeast of Libra is Serpens Caput, the only two-part constellation in the sky. Southwest of Libra is Hydra and south of Libra is the constellation Lupus.





All these regions of the sky are adjacent to Libra. You can read more at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libra_%28co鈥?/a>





and at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constellati鈥?/a>|||Virgo and scorpio before and after Libra, Ophiuchus on the left.|||No one constellation is closest to Libra; instead a number of constellations surround it on all sides. These are Virgo, Serpens Caput, Ophiuchus, Scorpius, Lupus, and Hydra.|||Virgo (the 2nd largest) to West, NW %26amp; SW, Serpens(-Caput) to North, Ophiuchus to East, Scorpius to South East, Lupus to the South. Centaurus touches it at a point in SW (like New Mexico - Utah).

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