R-Lyr (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , R-Lyr will become visible at around 17:34 (EST), 49° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 23:49.
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Name
R-Lyr
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 18h55m20s [4] |
| Declination: | +43°56'47" [4] |
| Constellation: | Lyra |
| Magnitude: Variable | 4.21 (V) [2] 6.00 (BT) [2] 4.36 (VT) [2] 2.36 (G) [4] 4.43 (BP) [4] 2.00 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 95.8 parsec 312.2 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.40 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 83.8 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 13.9° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.70 |
Sources