The star η-Lyr
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 Fairfield , η-Lyr is visible in both the dusk and dawn skies. In the evening, it will become visible around 18:00 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 19° above your north-western horizon. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 45 minutes after the Sun at 20:33 (EST). In the morning, it will rise at 02:19 – 4 hours and 59 minutes before the Sun – and reach an altitude of 30° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks around 06:07.
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Name
η-Lyr
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Object Type
Star
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Position
| Constellation: | Lyra |
| Magnitude: Variable | 4.39 (V) [1] 4.20 (BT) [1] 4.37 (VT) [1] 4.33 (G) [2] 4.30 (BP) [2] 4.51 (RP) [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.14 |
| Right ascension: | 19h13m45s [2] |
| Declination: | +39°08'45" [2] |
| Distance: | 263.0 parsec 857.3 lightyrs [2] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 1.6 mas/yr [2] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 338.8° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -2.71 |
Visibility from Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.