17 Lyrae is a multiple star system in the constellation Lyra, 143 light years away from Earth.

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17 Lyrae AB

Location of 17 Lyrae (circled)
Observation data Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation	Lyra
AB
Right ascension	19h 07m 25.58012s[1]
Declination	+32° 30′ 6.2599″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	5.221[2]
A
Right ascension	19h 07m 25.58s[3]
Declination	+32° 30′ 06.3″[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)	5.26[4]
B
Right ascension	19h 07m 25.31s[5]
Declination	+32° 30′ 07.5″[5]
Apparent magnitude (V)	9.1[6]
Characteristics
Spectral type	F0V[7]
U−B color index	+0.044[8]
B−V color index	+0.351[8]
Astrometry
A
Proper motion (μ)	RA: +114.276[3] mas/yr Dec.: +18.316[3] mas/yr
Parallax (π)	22.8557 ± 0.0782 mas[3]
Distance	142.7 ± 0.5 ly (43.8 ± 0.1 pc)
B
Proper motion (μ)	RA: +120.597[5] mas/yr Dec.: +9.110[5] mas/yr
Parallax (π)	22.8407 ± 0.0190 mas[5]
Distance	142.8 ± 0.1 ly (43.78 ± 0.04 pc)
Orbit[9]
Primary	A
Period (P)	42.857 days
Eccentricity (e)	0.0
Semi-amplitude (K1) (primary)	13.10 km/s
Details
A
Mass	1.6[9] M☉
Radius	2.5[3] R☉
Luminosity	16.4[10] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)	3.57[8] cgs
Temperature	6,887[10] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]	0.0[11] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)	138[10] km/s
Age	1.4[11] Gyr
B
Mass	0.73[12] M☉
Surface gravity (log g)	4.61[12] cgs
Temperature	5,266[12] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]	−0.46[12] dex
Other designations
17 Lyrae, HR 7261, BD+32°3326, HD 178449, SAO 67835, HIP 93917, GC 26340, CCDM J19075+3231, IDS 19036+3221
Database references
SIMBAD	data

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The 17 Lyrae system contains two visible components, designated A and B, separated by 2.48" in 1997. The primary star is a single-lined spectroscopic binary with a period of 42.9 days.^[8]

There was once thought to be a fourth star in the system, the red dwarf binary Kuiper 90, designated 17 Lyrae C, until it was evident that the star's parallax and proper motions were too different for it to be part of the system.^[13] The separation between 17 Lyrae AB and C is increasing rapidly, from less than 2' in 1881 to nearly 5' in 2014.^[14]

A number of other visual companions have been catalogued. The closest is the 11th magnitude star at 39", and the brightest is BD+32 3325 just over 2' away.^[14]

The primary component, 17 Lyrae A, is a 5th magnitude main sequence star of the spectral type F0, meaning it has a surface temperature of about 6,750 K. It is about 60% more massive than the sun and 16 times more luminous. It has been catalogued as an Am star but is now believed to be a relatively normal quickly-rotating star.^[8]

The visible companion 17 Lyrae B is a 9th magnitude star of an unknown spectral type. The spectroscopic companion cannot be detected in the spectrum and its properties are uncertain. Faint sharp spectral lines contrasting with the broadened lines of the primary may originate in a shell of material around the stars.^[8]