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• Sp. class = Spectral class of the star in the stellar classification system • Notes = Common name(s) or alternate name(s); comments; notable properties [for example: multiple star status, range of variability if it is a variable star, exoplanets, etc.]
Learn about the 169 stars in the Lyra constellation, also known as the Harp. Find their proper names, scientific names, designations, distances, magnitudes, and stellar classifications.
NGC 6791 is a cluster of stars in Lyra. It contains three age groups of stars: 4 billion year-old white dwarfs, 6 billion year-old white dwarfs and 8 billion year-old normal stars. [75] NGC 6745 is an irregular spiral galaxy in Lyra that is at a distance of 208 million light-years.
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 is a small constellation in the northern sky, representing the lyre of Orpheus, the Greek musician and poet. It contains Vega, the fifth brightest star, and several deep sky objects, such as Messier 56 and the Ring Nebula.
It is best known for its brightest star, Vega, which forms one vertex of the Summer Triangle asterism. Vega is the fourth brightest star in the whole sky, and defines the zero point of the magnitude system. Lyra's other stars are all much fainter than Vega; none are brighter than third magnitude.
5 lis 2023 · Vega (Alpha Lyrae) is a fast-spinning white main sequence star located 25.04 light-years away in the constellation Lyra. Shining at magnitude 0.026, it is the fifth brightest star in the sky. It forms the Summer Triangle with Altair and Deneb.
