Star profile
Nu 1 Lyrae
Hot blue starWhat is Nu 1 Lyrae
Nu-1 Lyrae is a blue supergiant in the small Lyra, the constellation dominated by the brilliant Vega. Despite its modest apparent magnitude, it actually shines tens of thousands of times more brightly than the Sun: the only reason we barely perceive it is the immense distance that separates us — some 1,310 light years. Its light set out around the eighth century, when Charlemagne ruled in Europe and the world was far from imagining the true face of the firmament.
Where it is and when to see it
Nu 1 Lyrae lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is July, when it culminates around midnight.
- From London it culminates about 71° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 82° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 23° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 57° S.
It ranks no. 35 in brightness among the 37 stars of Lyra in our catalogue. To find it, start from Vega, the brightest: it lies about 7° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 1,300 years ago.
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Astronomical data for Nu 1 Lyrae
- Constellation
- Lyra
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.93
- Distance
- 1310.0 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 282.441° · Dec 32.813°
- Catalogue
- HIP 92398 · HD 174585
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Other stars in Lyra
Lyra has 37 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- VegaAlpha Lyrae0.03
- SulafatGamma Lyrae3.25
- SheliakBeta Lyrae3.52
- HIP 953525.85
- HIP 946305.88
- HIP 931045.89
- 19 Lyrae5.93
- HIP 928335.99