Mu Lyrae
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Lyra |
| Right ascension | Template:RA[1] |
| Declination | Template:DEC[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.11[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | subgiant[3] |
| Spectral type | A3IVn[4] |
| U−B Template:Engvar | +0.07[5] |
| B−V Template:Engvar | Template:Val[2] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | Template:Val[2] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: Template:Val[1] mas/yr Dec.: Template:Val[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 7.9161±0.1438 mas[1] |
| Distance | Template:Rnd ± Template:Rnd ly (Template:Rnd ± Template:Rnd pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | –0.53[2] |
| Details[3] | |
| Mass | Template:Val Template:Solar mass |
| Radius | Template:Solar radius calculator0Template:Efn (oblate[6]) Template:Solar radius |
| Luminosity | Template:Val Template:Solar luminosity |
| Temperature | Template:Val K |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 165 km/s |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | {{{metal_fe2}}} dex |
| Other designations | |
| Template:Odlist[7] | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
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μ Lyrae, Latinized as Mu Lyrae, is a solitary[8] star in the northern constellation Lyra. It has the traditional name Alathfar Template:IPAc-en, from the Arabic الأظفار al-ʼaẓfār "the talons (of the swooping eagle)", a name it shares with Eta Lyrae[9] (though the latter is spelled "Aladfar" by the IAU).[10] This white-hued object is visible to the naked eye as faint point of light with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.11.[2] It is located approximately 412 light years distant from the Sun based on parallax,[1] but is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −24 km/s.[2]
This object has evolved off the main sequence,[3] becoming a subgiant with a stellar classification of A0 IV.[4] It has a fairly high rate of spin, showing a projected rotational velocity of 165 km/s.[3] This is giving the star an equatorial bulge that is an estimated 17% larger than the polar radius.[6] The star has three times the mass of the Sun and about 5.8 times the Sun's radius. It is radiating 200 times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 9,016 K.[3]
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