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Star · A3V

ν² Lyr

ν² Lyr is a main-sequence star of spectral type A3V in the constellation Lyra, 234.2 light-years from the Sun.

Other namesHIP 92405
ConstellationLyra
Distance234.2 light-years (71.8 pc)
Apparent magnitudemagnitude 5.22
Absolute magnitudemagnitude 0.94
Spectral typeA3V
Surface temperature9,030 K
Luminosity43 L☉
Radius2.68 R☉
Mass2.66 M☉ (estimated)
Right ascension (J2000)18h 49m 52.9s
Declination (J2000)+32° 33′ 04″
Space velocity (relative to the Sun)8.6 km/s

In the sky

Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.22). 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 1792. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.2 million years.

The Sun seen from there

From a planet around ν² Lyr, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.11, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Canis Major. It would be invisible to the naked eye.

Neighbours

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

  • HIP 93037 12.7 light-years
  • HIP 92026 15.0 light-years
  • HIP 90745 17.2 light-years

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