HD 174179

HD 174179 is a 6th magnitude star in the constellation Lyra, approximately 1,100 light years from Earth. It is a bluish white subgiant star of the spectral type B3IVp, meaning it possesses a surface temperature of 11,000 to 25,000 kelvins. Its surface is at least twice as hot as the Sun, and it is larger and brighter in comparison. The "p" in its spectral type signifies that there is an unspecified peculiarity with the star's spectrum.