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Star · F1V

ε¹ Lyr

ε¹ Lyr is a main-sequence star of spectral type F1V in the constellation Lyra, 159.4 light-years from the Sun.

Other namesHIP 91919
ConstellationLyra
Distance159.4 light-years (48.9 pc)
Apparent magnitudemagnitude 4.67
Absolute magnitudemagnitude 1.22
Spectral typeF1V
Surface temperature8,400 K
Luminosity30.5 L☉
Radius2.61 R☉
Mass2.41 M☉ (estimated)
Right ascension (J2000)18h 44m 20.3s
Declination (J2000)+39° 40′ 12″
Space velocity (relative to the Sun)33.1 km/s

In the sky

Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 4.67). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 50° S. North of latitude 50° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in June, the best time to observe it.

Through a telescope from Earth

Light's journey

The light you see tonight set out around the year 1867. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.8 million years.

The Sun seen from there

From a planet around ε¹ Lyr, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.28, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Puppis. It would be invisible to the naked eye.

Neighbours

Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):

  • ε² Lyr 0.94 light-years
  • ζ² Lyr 5.92 light-years
  • ζ¹ Lyr 5.94 light-years
  • TOI-2274 8.09 light-years
  • HIP 91120 9.28 light-years
  • HIP 91507 11.0 light-years
  • HIP 90415 12.8 light-years
  • HIP 91058 15.7 light-years

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.