ι Lyrae (iota Lyrae)
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 31.63°
Az: 70.94°
Direction: South-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
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for ι Lyrae (iota Lyrae).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
ι Lyrae (iota Lyrae) is circumpolar and transits at 00:14 UTC (altitude: 70.5°)