My Lyrae

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Star μ Lyrae
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Observation dates equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation	lyre
Right ascension	18 h 24 m 13.8 s
declination	+ 39 ° 30 ′ 26 ″
Apparent brightness	5.1 mag
Typing
Astrometry
Physical Properties
Other names and catalog entries
Bayer name μ Lyrae Flamsteed name 2 lyre Bonn survey BD + 39 ° 3410 Bright Star Catalog HR 6903 [1] Henry Draper Catalog HD 169702 [2] Hipparcos catalog HIP 90191 [3] SAO catalog SAO 66943 [4] Tycho catalog TYC 3108-2592-1 [5] 2MASS catalog 2MASS J18241380 + 3930261 [6] Other names FK5  3463

μ Lyrae ( My Lyrae , μ Lyr ) is a fifth magnitude star that belongs to spectral class A and is a little more than 130 parsecs away. Measurements of the projected rotational speed v⋅sin (i) for μ Lyr resulted in values ​​in the range of around 200 km s ⁻¹ . The star bears the historical proper name Alathfar (from the Arabic الأظفر, DMG al-uẓfur 'fingernail, claw').