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Iota Lyrae

Iota Lyrae
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Lyra
Right ascension 19h 07m 18.13s
Declination +36° 06′ 00.6″
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.22
Characteristics
Spectral type B6IV + ?
Orbit
Period (P) 216.93 yr
Semi-major axis (a) 0.172″
Eccentricity (e) 0.637
Inclination (i) 145.5°
Longitude of the node (Ω) 171.4°
Periastron epoch (T) B 1997.28
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
201.2°
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv) -26.00 ± 4.6 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: -1.04 ± 0.16 mas/yr
Dec.: -4.29 ± 0.20 mas/yr
Parallax (π) 3.64 ± 0.20mas
Distance 900 ± 50 ly
(270 ± 20 pc)
Other designations
Iota Lyrae, 18 Lyrae, HR 7262, BD+35°3485, HD 178475, SAO 67834, HIP 93903, GC 26338, GSC 02652-01709
Database references
SIMBAD data

ι Lyrae, Latinised as Iota Lyrae, is a binary star in the constellation Lyra. Its apparent magnitude is 5.22. Located around 275 parsecs (900 ly) distant, it is composed of a blue subgiant primary of spectral type B6IV and an unknown secondary separated by 0.08 arcseconds.



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