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public  Porthleven, United Kingdom Porthleven, United Kingdom  ⓘ
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:29 
Transit: 13:17 
Sunset: 21:06
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ε2 Lyrae (epsilon2 Lyrae)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 16:46 | Tran: 4:14 | Set: 15:38
Alt: 56.23°   Az: 270.06°   Direction: West

ε2 Lyrae is a variable and multiple hypergiant star of spectral class F0 in the constellation of Lyra.

ε2 Lyrae visual magnitude is 5.37. Because of its faintness, ε2 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.

Image of ε2 Lyrae (epsilon2 Lyrae) star
DSS2 image of ε2 Lyrae. The red arrow shows the motion of ε2 Lyrae during the next 10000 years (1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 10.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 45m 13s
+39° 38’ 24”
03h 04m 51s
21h 50m 04s

J2000

18h 44m 22s
+39° 36’ 46”

Galactic Coordinates

68.79°
18.17°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ε2 Lyrae (epsilon2 Lyrae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.37
Hypergiant

F0V
10125K

Alternative Designations

ε2 Lyrae
(epsilon2 Lyrae)

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ε2 Lyrae (epsilon2 Lyrae) rise, transit and set times from Porthleven, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 50.4°
Max altitude: 79.6°
Azimuth: 309.6°