ι-Lyr (Star)

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

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From Cambridge , ι-Lyr is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 20:08 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 79° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:16.

Name ι-Lyr
Object type Star
Other names
ι-Lyr
Iota Lyrae
18-Lyr
18 Lyrae
HR 7262[1]
HD 178475
HIP 93903[3]
TYC 2652-1709-1[2]
Position
Right ascension:19h07m18s [2]
Declination:+36°06'00" [2]
Constellation:Lyra
Magnitude:5.25 (V) [2]
5.11 (BT) [2]
5.24 (VT) [2]
Distance:274.7 parsec
895.6 lightyrs [3]
B-V Color (mag):-0.11
Proper motion (speed):4.4 mas/yr[3]
Proper motion (pos ang):193.6°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-1.95

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