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14 Lacertae

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 31.72°   Az: 60.75°   Direction: East-North-East

14 Lacertae is a variable sub-giant star of spectral class B3 in the constellation of Lacerta.

14 Lacertae visual magnitude is 5.92. Because of its faintness, 14 Lacertae is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

Image of 14 Lacertae star
DSS2 image of 14 Lacertae. The red arrow shows the motion of 14 Lacertae during the next 10000 years (1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

22h 51m 28s
+42° 05’ 05”
18h 00m 41s
16h 52m 10s

J2000

22h 50m 21s
+41° 57’ 12”

Galactic Coordinates

100.04°
-15.47°

Finder Chart

Finder chart 14 Lacertae star
Simplified finder chart for 14 Lacertae.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.92
Sub-giant

-1.69
B3IV
9226K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 14 Lacertae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 14 Lacertae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

14 Lacertae is distant 1,086.67 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

333.33
1,086.67
-14 km/s
0.01 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

14 Lacertae
SAO52412
SAO52412

Visibility from Your Location

14 Lacertae is circumpolar and transits at 23:25 UTC (altitude: 80.6°)