ν-Lyr (Star)
Color-magnitude diagram
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , ν-Lyr is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:48, when it reaches an altitude of 20° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:53, 80° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 03:57, 80° above your southern horizon.
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Name
ν-Lyr
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 18h49m52s [4] |
| Declination: | +32°33'03" [4] |
| Constellation: | Lyra |
| Magnitude: | 5.23 (V) [2] 5.35 (BT) [2] 5.24 (VT) [2] 5.20 (G) [4] 5.25 (BP) [4] 5.10 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 71.8 parsec 234.1 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.09 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 15.9 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 222.2° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.95 |
Visibility from Cambridge
All times shown in Cambridge local time.