θ-Lyr (Star)

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

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From Fairfield , θ-Lyr is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 20:47 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 77° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:41.

Name θ-Lyr
Object type Star
Other names
θ-Lyr
Theta Lyrae
21-Lyr
21 Lyrae
HR 7314[1]
HD 180809
NSV 11873
HIP 94713[3]
TYC 3121-2287-1[2]
Gaia EDR3- 2099385000742174592[4]
Position
Right ascension:19h16m22s [4]
Declination:+38°08'01" [4]
Constellation:Lyra
Magnitude:
Variable
4.34 (V) [2]
5.96 (BT) [2]
4.48 (VT) [2]
3.97 (G) [4]
4.61 (BP) [4]
3.24 (RP) [4]
Distance:238.1 parsec
776.1 lightyrs [4]
B-V Color (mag):1.26
Proper motion (speed):5.0 mas/yr[4]
Proper motion (pos ang):325.2°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-2.54

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