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The brightest star in the constellation is Vega, Alpha Lyrae, which is also the fifth brightest star in the sky, with an apparent magnitude of 0.03. The constellation contains six formally named stars.
The brightest star in the constellation is Vega (Alpha Lyrae), a main-sequence star of spectral type A0Va. [15] Only 7.7 parsecs distant, [16] Vega is a Delta Scuti variable, varying between magnitudes −0.02 and 0.07 over 0.2 days. [17]
This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Lyra, sorted by decreasing brightness.
Vega is the brightest star in the northern constellation of Lyra. It has the Bayer designation α Lyrae, which is Latinised to Alpha Lyrae and abbreviated Alpha Lyr or α Lyr. This star is relatively close at only 25 light-years (7.7 parsecs) from the Sun, and one of the most luminous stars in the Sun's neighborhood.
Lyra, constellation in the northern sky at about 18 hours right ascension and 40° north in declination. Its brightest star is Vega, the fifth brightest star in the sky, with a magnitude of 0.03. With the bright stars Deneb and Altair, Vega is part of the prominent asterism of the Summer Triangle.
8 mar 2016 · Lyra (“the Lyre”) is one of the smaller constellations, taking up an area of just 286 sq/deg of the northern sky between latitudes +90 and -40 degrees. It does, however, contains the 5th brightest star in the sky, Vega, which also forms part of the famous asterism of stars known as the Summer Triangle .
The table below lists the top 20 brightest stars in the Lyra constellation. See also the complete list of 80 stars brighter than magnitude 6.5 (approximate) in the constellation of Lyra.
