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Star · B2V

δ¹ Lyr

δ¹ Lyr is a main-sequence star of spectral type B2V in the constellation Lyra, 1,159 light-years from the Sun.

Other namesHIP 92728
ConstellationLyra
Distance1,159 light-years (355.5 pc)
Apparent magnitudemagnitude 5.58
Absolute magnitudemagnitude −2.17
Spectral typeB2V
Surface temperature12,250 K
Luminosity1,260 L☉
Radius7.88 R☉
Mass6.98 M☉ (estimated)
Right ascension (J2000)18h 53m 43.6s
Declination (J2000)+36° 58′ 18″
Space velocity (relative to the Sun)26.5 km/s

In the sky

Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.58). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 53° S. North of latitude 53° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in July, the best time to observe it.

Through a telescope from Earth

Light's journey

The light you see tonight set out around the year 867. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 21 million years.

The Sun seen from there

From a planet around δ¹ Lyr, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.58, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Puppis. It would be invisible to the naked eye.

Open in the simulation

Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.