1 Lacertae

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:44 | Tran: 23:51 | Set: 11:02

Alt: 4.15° Az: 26.21° Direction: North-North-East

1 Lacertae is a bright giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Lacerta.

1 Lacertae visual magnitude is 4.13. Because of its moderate brightness, 1 Lacertae is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of 1 Lacertae. The red arrow shows the motion of 1 Lacertae during the next 10000 years (2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 17m 02s

Declination +37° 52’ 21”

Hour Angle 14h 15m 42s

Sideral Time 12h 32m 45s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 15m 58s

Declination +37° 44’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 91.93°

Galactic Latitude -15.59°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 1 Lacertae.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.13

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -2.29

Spectral Type K3II

Color Index (B-V) 1.46

Temperature 3855K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 1 Lacertae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 1 Lacertae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

1 Lacertae is distant 626.92 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 192.31

Distance (light year) 626.92

Radial Speed -8 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.013 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 1 Lacertae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD211388

SAO Catalogue SAO72191

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP109937

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+37 4526

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 1 Lacertae rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 52.1° RISE 12:44

Max altitude: 76.4° TRANSIT 23:51

Azimuth: 307.9° SET 11:02

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Lacerta