ν2 Lyrae (nu2 Lyrae)
ν2 Lyrae is a double main-sequence star in the constellation of Lyra.
ν2 Lyrae visual magnitude is 5.25. Because of its reltive faintness, ν2 Lyrae should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about ν2 Lyrae:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of ν2 Lyrae
ν2 Lyrae is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of ν2 Lyrae are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of ν2 Lyrae in the sky:
Visibility of ν2 Lyrae from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's ν2 Lyrae (nu2 Lyrae) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Digitized Sky Survey image of ν2 Lyrae
The image below is a photograph of ν2 Lyrae from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of ν2 Lyrae is -0.009 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.014 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of ν2 Lyrae from the Sun and relative movement
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.
Spectral properties of ν2 Lyrae
ν2 Lyrae belongs to spectral class A3 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where ν2 Lyrae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
ν2 Lyrae 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: