ε²-Lyr (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , ε²-Lyr is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:16 (PDT), 33° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:05, 84° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:26, 61° above your western horizon.

Name ε²-Lyr
Object type Star
Other names
ε²-Lyr
Epsilon2 Lyrae
5-Lyr
5 Lyrae
HR 7053[1]
HD 173607
NSV 11301
HIP 91926[3]
Position
Right ascension:18h44m22s [2]
Declination:+39°36'45" [2]
Constellation:Lyra
Magnitude:4.59 (V) [2]
4.78 (BT) [2]
4.56 (VT) [2]
Distance:47.7 parsec
155.5 lightyrs [3]
B-V Color (mag):0.18
Proper motion (speed):50.8 mas/yr[3]
Proper motion (pos ang):7.0°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):1.20

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