κ Lyrae (kappa Lyrae)

Above the horizon. Rise: 16:43 | Tran: 3:09 | Set: 13:30

Alt: 54.64° Az: 262.16° Direction: West

κ Lyrae is a variable giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Lyra.

κ Lyrae visual magnitude is 4.33. Because of its moderate brightness, κ Lyrae 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.

DSS2 image of κ Lyrae. The red arrow shows the motion of κ Lyrae during the next 10000 years (-2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 7.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 20m 45s

Declination +36° 04’ 37”

Hour Angle 03h 00m 44s

Sidereal Time 21h 21m 29s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 19m 51s

Declination +36° 03’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 63.52°

Galactic Latitude 21.55°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for κ Lyrae (kappa Lyrae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.33

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.02

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.17

Temperature 4368K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

κ Lyrae is distant 237.78 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 72.94

Distance (light year) 237.78

Radial Speed -22 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.015 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.043"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation κ Lyrae
(kappa Lyrae)

Flamsteed designation 1 Lyrae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD168775

SAO Catalogue SAO66869

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP89826

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+36 3094

FK5 Catalogue 1477

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 10657

Visibility from Your Location

Today's κ Lyrae (kappa 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 16:43

Max altitude: 74.6° TRANSIT 3:09

Azimuth: 306.1° SET 13:30

Set Location

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