13 Lyrae
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 6.25°
Az: 349.73°
Direction: North
13 Lyrae is a variable giant star of spectral class M5 in the constellation of Lyra.
13 Lyrae visual magnitude is 4.04. Because of its moderate brightness, 13 Lyrae 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 13 Lyrae. The red arrow shows the motion of 13 Lyrae during the next
10000 years (3.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 13.83 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for 13 Lyrae.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for 13 Lyrae.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 13 Lyrae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of 13 Lyrae.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
13 Lyrae is distant 349.41 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
13 Lyrae is circumpolar and transits at 19:42 UTC (altitude: 82.5°)