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μ Lyrae (mu Lyrae)

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 16.60°   Az: 313.77°   Direction: North-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.

Image of μ Lyrae (mu Lyrae) star
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

18h 25m 03s
+39° 31’ 19”
07h 44m 51s
02h 09m 54s

J2000

18h 24m 13s
+39° 30’ 25”

Galactic Coordinates

67.33°
21.8°

Finder Chart

Finder chart μ Lyrae (mu Lyrae) star
Simplified finder chart for μ Lyrae (mu Lyrae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.12
Sub-giant

-0.54
A3IV
9766K

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

HR 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.

135.32
441.14
-24 km/s
-0.023 arcsec/y
-0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

μ Lyrae
(mu Lyrae)
SAO66943
SAO66943

Visibility from Your Location

μ Lyrae (mu Lyrae) is circumpolar and transits at 14:56 UTC (altitude: 78.0°)