ν2 Lyrae (nu2 Lyrae)

Above the horizon. Rise: 18:16 | Tran: 3:50 | Set: 13:21

Alt: 17.89° Az: 59.80° Direction: East-North-East

ν2 Lyrae is a double main-sequence star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Lyra.

ν2 Lyrae visual magnitude is 5.25. Because of its faintness, ν2 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 ν2 Lyrae. The red arrow shows the motion of ν2 Lyrae during the next 10000 years (-1.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 50m 49s

Declination +32° 34’ 53”

Hour Angle 17h 09m 47s

Sidereal Time 12h 00m 37s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 49m 52s

Declination +32° 33’ 02”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 62.4°

Galactic Latitude 14.5°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ν2 Lyrae (nu2 Lyrae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.25

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.93

Spectral Type A3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.08

Temperature 9226K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where ν2 Lyrae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of ν2 Lyrae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

ν2 Lyrae is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the ν2 Lyrae double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.25

Secondary star magnitude 13.05

Magnitude difference 7.8

Separation 19 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ν2 Lyrae is distant 237.96 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 72.99

Distance (light year) 237.96

Radial Speed 10 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.009 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ν2 Lyrae
(nu2 Lyrae)

Flamsteed designation 9 Lyrae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD174602

SAO Catalogue SAO67446

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP92405

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+32 3228

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS11737

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ν2 Lyrae (nu2 Lyrae) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 57.4° RISE 18:16

Max altitude: 71.1° TRANSIT 3:50

Azimuth: 302.6° SET 13:21

Set Location

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