ι Lyrae (iota Lyrae)

Above the horizon. Rise: 17:41 | Tran: 4:08 | Set: 14:31

Alt: 4.49° Az: 328.35° Direction: North-North-West

ι Lyrae is a sub-giant star of spectral class B6 in the constellation of Lyra.

ι Lyrae visual magnitude is 5.28. Because of its faintness, ι 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 ι Lyrae. The red arrow shows the motion of ι Lyrae during the next 100000 years (1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 19h 08m 12s

Declination +36° 08’ 29”

Hour Angle 09h 18m 29s

Sidereal Time 04h 26m 41s

J2000

Right Ascension 19h 07m 18s

Declination +36° 06’ 01”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 67.23°

Galactic Latitude 12.65°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ι Lyrae (iota Lyrae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.28

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -1.75

Spectral Type B6IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.11

Temperature 11744K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ι Lyrae is distant 831.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 255.10

Distance (light year) 831.63

Radial Speed -18 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ι Lyrae
(iota Lyrae)

Flamsteed designation 18 Lyrae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD178475

SAO Catalogue SAO67834

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP93903

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+35 3485

FK5 Catalogue 719

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 53.9° RISE 17:41

Max altitude: 74.7° TRANSIT 4:08

Azimuth: 306.1° SET 14:31

Set Location

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