Nu1 Lyrae

Nu1 Lyrae
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Lyra
Right ascension 18h 49m 45.91431s[1]
Declination +32° 48 46.1656[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.91[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type B3IV
B−V color index -0.16
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)-26.30 ± 1.2 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 2.32 ± 0.17[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −3.87 ± 0.30[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)2.49 ± 0.24[1] mas
Distance1,300 ± 100 ly
(400 ± 40 pc)
Details
Other designations
8 Lyr, HD 174585, HIP 92398, HR 7100, SAO 67441.[2]

Nu1 Lyrae is a star in the constellation Lyra. It is a blue-white star of spectral type B3IV that is suspected of being variable.[2] Located around 1309 light-years distant, it shines with a luminosity approximately 1460 times that of the Sun and has a surface temperature of 14534 K.[3]


References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 van Leeuwen, F. (November 2007), "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 474 (2): 653–664, arXiv:0708.1752Freely accessible, Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357.
  2. 1 2 3 SIMBAD, Nu1 Lyrae (accessed 25 July 2015)
  3. McDonald, I.; Zijlstra, A. A.; Boyer, M. L. (2012). "Fundamental Parameters and Infrared Excesses of Hipparcos Stars". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 427 (1): 343–57. arXiv:1208.2037Freely accessible. Bibcode:2012MNRAS.427..343M. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21873.x.
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