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TimezoneEurope/London
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Transit: 12:14 
Sunset: 17:16
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λ Lyrae (lambda Lyrae)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 23:44 | Tran: 9:14 | Set: 18:40
Alt: -3.16°   Az: 337.78°   Direction: North-North-West

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

λ Lyrae visual magnitude is 4.93. Because of its moderate brightness, λ 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.

Image of λ Lyrae (lambda Lyrae) star
DSS2 image of λ Lyrae. The red arrow shows the motion of λ Lyrae during the next 10000 years (2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

19h 00m 57s
+32° 10’ 55”
10h 14m 02s
05h 15m 00s

J2000

19h 00m 00s
+32° 08’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

62.91°
12.38°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for λ Lyrae (lambda Lyrae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.93
Giant

-3.44
K2III
3839K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

λ Lyrae is distant 1,537.74 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

471.70
1,537.74
-16 km/s
0.013 arcsec/y
0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

λ Lyrae
(lambda Lyrae)
SAO67682
SAO67682

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 57.8°
Max altitude: 70.7°
Azimuth: 302.2°