η-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 , η-Lyr is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:41 (EDT), 61° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:16, 86° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 03:56, 48° above your western horizon.

Name η-Lyr
Object type Star
Other names
η-Lyr
Eta Lyrae
20-Lyr
20 Lyrae
HR 7298[1]
HD 180163
NSV 11839
HIP 94481[3]
TYC 3121-2285-1[2]
Gaia EDR3- 2099679223187100800[4]
Position
Right ascension:19h13m45s [4]
Declination:+39°08'45" [4]
Constellation:Lyra
Magnitude:
Variable
4.39 (V) [2]
4.20 (BT) [2]
4.37 (VT) [2]
4.36 (G) [4]
4.29 (BP) [4]
4.48 (RP) [4]
Distance:343.6 parsec
1120.0 lightyrs [4]
B-V Color (mag):-0.14
Proper motion (speed):2.0 mas/yr[4]
Proper motion (pos ang):226.7°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-3.29

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