Sheliak (Star)

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R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , Sheliak is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 22:36 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 67° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:23.

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Name Sheliak
Object type Star
Other names
Sheliak
β-Lyr
Beta Lyrae
10-Lyr
10 Lyrae
HR 7106[1]
HD 174638
HIP 92420[3]
TYC 2642-2929-1[2]
Gaia EDR3- 2090687795056051328[4]
Position
Right ascension:18h50m04s [4]
Declination:+33°21'45" [4]
Constellation:Lyra
Magnitude:
Variable
3.63 (V) [2]
3.68 (BT) [2]
3.63 (VT) [2]
3.60 (G) [4]
3.67 (BP) [4]
3.46 (RP) [4]
Distance:277.9 parsec
906.0 lightyrs [4]
B-V Color (mag):0.04
Proper motion (speed):4.2 mas/yr[4]
Proper motion (pos ang):151.0°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-3.59
Visibility from Cambridge

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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