μ-Lyr (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , μ-Lyr will become visible at around 17:34 (EST), 42° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 22:31.
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Name
μ-Lyr
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 18h24m13s [4] |
| Declination: | +39°30'25" [4] |
| Constellation: | Lyra |
| Magnitude: | 5.11 (V) [2] 5.16 (BT) [2] 5.11 (VT) [2] 5.09 (G) [4] 5.11 (BP) [4] 5.02 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 132.2 parsec 431.1 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.04 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 22.2 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 256.7° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.50 |
Sources