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Vega is the brightest star in the Lyra constellation. With an apparent magnitude of 0.03, it is also the fifth brightest star in the night sky, after Sirius in Canis Major , Canopus in Carina , Arcturus in Boötes , and Alpha Centauri A in Centaurus constellation .
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This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Lyra, sorted by decreasing brightness.
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]
Symbolism: Harp/Lyre. Brightest Star: Vega. Number of stars: 25 total, 6 main stars. Size: 286 square degees. Right Ascension: 18h 14m to 19h 28m. Declination: 25.66° to 47.71°. Constellation Stars. There are six main stars that form the shape of the constellation: Alpha Lyrae (Vega) Epsilon Lyrae. Zeta Lyrae. Delta Lyrae. Gamma Lyrae (Sulafat)
RR Lyrae is a variable star in the Lyra constellation, figuring in its west near to Cygnus. [10] As the brightest star in its class, [11] it became the eponym for the RR Lyrae variable class of stars [3] and it has been extensively studied by astronomers. [7]
Vega, also known as Alpha Lyrae, is the brightest star in the constellation of Lyra and the fifth brightest star in the night sky. With a magnitude of 0.03, it is also the second brightest star in the northern sky. It is a white dwarf and belongs to the spectral class A0V.
