XY-Lyr (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , XY-Lyr will become visible at around 17:26 (EST), 52° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 23:28.
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Name
XY-Lyr
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 18h38m06s [4] |
| Declination: | +39°40'06" [4] |
| Constellation: | Lyra |
| Magnitude: Variable | 6.08 (V) [2] 7.95 (BT) [2] 6.24 (VT) [2] 4.23 (G) [4] 6.14 (BP) [4] 2.95 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 416.9 parsec 1359.1 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.46 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 10.0 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 34.9° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -2.02 |
Sources