HP Lyrae

HP Lyrae

A blue band light curve for HP Lyrae, adapted from Wenzel (2013)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Lyra
Right ascension 19h 21m 39.066s
Declination +39° 56 08.05
Apparent magnitude (V) 10.43 (10.2 - 10.8)
Characteristics
Spectral type A2-F2 Iab
U−B color index +0.1 - +0.5
B−V color index +0.3 - +0.7
Variable type RV Tau
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)107 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −2.485±0.038 mas/yr
Dec.: −5.500±0.047 mas/yr
Parallax (π)0.0822±0.0242 mas
Distance6,700±380 pc
Absolute magnitude (MV)4.5
Orbit
Period (P)1,631 days
Eccentricity (e)0.17
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
5.5°
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary)
7.7 km/s
Details
Mass0.6 M
Radius60 R
Luminosity3,900±400 L
Surface gravity (log g)1.0 cgs
Temperature5,900 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]1.0 dex
B
Mass0.5 - 0.6 M
Other designations
HP Lyrae, TYC 3138-54-1, ASAS J192139+3956.1, IRAS 19199+3950, 2MASS J19213906+3956080, AAVSO 1918+39
Database references
SIMBADdata

HP Lyrae (HP Lyr) is a variable star in the constellation Lyra, with a visual magnitude varying between 10.2 and 10.8. It will likely be an RV Tauri variable, an unstable post-AGB star losing mass before becoming a white dwarf.