13 Lacertae

13 Lacertae is a double hypergiant star in the constellation of Lacerta.

13 Lacertae visual magnitude is 5.08. Because of its reltive faintness, 13 Lacertae should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 13 Lacertae:

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 13 Lacertae

13 Lacertae is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 13 Lacertae are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 13 Lacertae in the sky:

Visibility of 13 Lacertae from your location

13 Lacertae is circumpolar and transits at 05:46 UTC (altitude: 80.3°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of 13 Lacertae

The image below is a photograph of 13 Lacertae from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of 13 Lacertae is -0.007 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.004 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of 13 Lacertae from the Sun and relative movement

13 Lacertae is distant 274.18 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Spectral properties of 13 Lacertae

13 Lacertae belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 13 Lacertae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

13 Lacertae star system properties

13 Lacertae is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 13 Lacertae double sysyem:

Alternative designations of 13 Lacertae