19 Lyrae

Above the horizon. Rise: 18:56 | Tran: 4:16 | Set: 13:33

Alt: 52.90° Az: 253.91° Direction: West-South-West

19 Lyrae is a variable star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Lyra.

19 Lyrae visual magnitude is 5.98. Because of its faintness, 19 Lyrae 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.

DSS2 image of 19 Lyrae. The red arrow shows the motion of 19 Lyrae during the next 100000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 19h 12m 44s

Declination +31° 19’ 37”

Hour Angle 02h 50m 54s

Sidereal Time 22h 03m 38s

J2000

Right Ascension 19h 11m 45s

Declination +31° 16’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 63.19°

Galactic Latitude 9.75°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.98

Class

19 Lyrae is also a Si chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude -1.41

Spectral Type B9

Color Index (B-V) -0.07

Temperature 11092K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 19 Lyrae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 19 Lyrae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

19 Lyrae is distant 978.98 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 30 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 300.30

Distance (light year) 978.98

Radial Speed -30 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.002 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 19 Lyrae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD179527

SAO Catalogue SAO67946

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP94311

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+31 3497

FK5 Catalogue 3532

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V471 Lyr

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 19 Lyrae rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 58.7° RISE 18:56

Max altitude: 69.8° TRANSIT 4:16

Azimuth: 301.3° SET 13:33

Set Location

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