Sheliak (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , Sheliak is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 22:18 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 69° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:14.
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Name
Sheliak
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 18h50m04s [4] |
| Declination: | +33°21'45" [4] |
| Constellation: | Lyra |
| Magnitude: Variable | 3.63 (V) [2] 3.68 (BT) [2] 3.63 (VT) [2] 3.60 (G) [4] 3.67 (BP) [4] 3.46 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 277.9 parsec 906.0 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.04 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 4.2 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 151.0° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.59 |
Sources