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Other stars in Lyra
- Vega
- Sulafat
- Sheliak
- 13 Lyrae
- δ2 Lyrae
- κ Lyrae
- ζ1 Lyrae
- θ Lyrae
- Aladfar
- HR7064
- λ Lyrae
- 16 Lyrae
- μ Lyrae
- HR7162
- 17 Lyrae
- ν2 Lyrae
- HR7181
- ι Lyrae
- ε2 Lyrae
- HR6997
- HR7146
- HR6968
- HR7253
- HR7237
- δ1 Lyrae
- HR6845
- HR7132
- HR7202
- HR7044
- ζ2 Lyrae
- HR7382
- HR7302
- HR7174
- ν1 Lyrae
- 19 Lyrae
- HR7043
- HR7204
- HR7140
- ε1 Lyrae
- HR7009
- HR7238
- HR7081
- HR7359
- HR7073
- HR7115
- HR6984
- HR6853
- HR7308
- HR7284
- HR7112
- HR7003
- HR7179
- HR7338
- HR7017
- HR7118
- HR6847
- HR7345
- HR7244
- HR7346
- HR7403
- HR7016
- HR7280
- HR6901
- HR7376
- HR7368
- HR7212
- HR7185
- HR7030
- HR7041
- HR7019
- HR7033
- HR7258
- HR7080
- HR7305
- HR6971
- HR7335
- HR7098
- HR7201
- HR7324
- HR7272
μ Lyrae (mu Lyrae)
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 63.25°
Az: 257.17°
Direction: West-South-West
μ Lyrae is a sub-giant star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Lyra.
μ Lyrae visual magnitude is 5.12. Because of its faintness, μ 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 μ Lyrae. The red arrow shows the motion of μ Lyrae during the next
10000 years (-3.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.33 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for μ Lyrae (mu Lyrae).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where μ Lyrae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of μ Lyrae.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
μ Lyrae is distant 441.14 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
μ Lyrae (mu Lyrae) is circumpolar and transits at 02:40 UTC (altitude: 78.0°)