Nu2 Lyrae

Nu2 Lyrae
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Lyra
Right ascension 18h 49m 52.91721s[1]
Declination +32° 33 03.8153[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.23[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type A3V
B−V color index 0.806
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)9.7 ± 2 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: -11.12 ± 0.19[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −11.90 ± 0.27[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)14.09 ± 0.25[1] mas
Distance231 ± 4 ly
(71 ± 1 pc)
Details
Other designations
9 Lyr, HD 174602, HIP 92405, HR 7102, SAO 67446.[2]

Nu2 Lyrae, or sometimes simply Nu Lyrae, is a star in the constellation Lyra. It is a white main sequence star of spectral type A3V.[2] Located around 231 light-years distant, it shines with a luminosity approximately 32 times that of the Sun and has a surface temperature of 8077 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, Nu2 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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