Star · B3IV
ν¹ Lyr
ν¹ Lyr is a subgiant star of spectral type B3IV in the constellation Lyra, 1,213 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 92398 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Lyra |
| Distance | 1,213 light-years (372.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.93 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −1.92 |
| Spectral type | B3IV |
| Surface temperature | 12,570 K |
| Luminosity | 1,050 L☉ |
| Radius | 6.84 R☉ |
| Mass | 6.63 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 18h 49m 45.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +32° 48′ 46″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 18.4 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.93). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 57° S. North of latitude 57° 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 813. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 22 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around ν¹ Lyr, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.68, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Canis Major. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.