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β Lacertae (beta Lacertae)

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 38.50°   Az: 51.30°   Direction: North-East

β Lacertae is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Lacerta.

β Lacertae visual magnitude is 4.43. Because of its moderate brightness, β 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.

Image of β Lacertae (beta Lacertae) star
DSS2 image of β Lacertae. The red arrow shows the motion of β Lacertae during the next 1000 years (-0.22 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.10 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

22h 24m 32s
+52° 21’ 17”
18h 01m 50s
16h 26m 22s

J2000

22h 23m 33s
+52° 13’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

101.26°
-4.3°

Finder Chart

Finder chart β Lacertae (beta Lacertae) star
Simplified finder chart for β Lacertae (beta Lacertae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.43
Giant

0.85
G8III
4695K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

β Lacertae is distant 169.70 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

52.06
169.70
-10 km/s
-0.013 arcsec/y
-0.186"/y

Alternative Designations

β Lacertae
(beta Lacertae)
SAO34395
SAO34395

Visibility from Your Location

β Lacertae (beta Lacertae) is circumpolar and transits at 22:23 UTC (altitude: 89.1°)