| 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 | |
| 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.