ν1 Lyrae (nu1 Lyrae)

Above the horizon. Rise: 9:09 | Tran: 18:43 | Set: 4:20

Alt: 29.82° Az: 286.48° Direction: West-North-West

ν1 Lyrae is a variable and multiple sub-giant star of spectral class B3 in the constellation of Lyra.

ν1 Lyrae visual magnitude is 5.91. Because of its faintness, ν1 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 ν1 Lyrae. The red arrow shows the motion of ν1 Lyrae during the next 100000 years (10.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -13.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 50m 41s

Declination +32° 50’ 33”

Hour Angle 05h 27m 58s

Sideral Time 00h 18m 39s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 49m 45s

Declination +32° 48’ 46”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 62.64°

Galactic Latitude 14.63°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for ν1 Lyrae (nu1 Lyrae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.91

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -1.54

Spectral Type B3IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.16

Temperature 12692K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where ν1 Lyrae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of ν1 Lyrae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

ν1 Lyrae is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the ν1 Lyrae double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.91

Secondary star magnitude 11.81

Magnitude difference 5.9

Separation 58.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ν1 Lyrae is distant 1,009.29 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 309.60

Distance (light year) 1,009.29

Radial Speed -17 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ν1 Lyrae
(nu1 Lyrae)

Flamsteed designation 8 Lyrae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD174585

SAO Catalogue SAO67441

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP92398

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+32 3227

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 11400

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS11732

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ν1 Lyrae (nu1 Lyrae) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 57.2° RISE 9:09

Max altitude: 71.4° TRANSIT 18:43

Azimuth: 302.8° SET 4:20

Set Location

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