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Vega

Star · Brightest star in the constellation Lyra

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Vega
Picture: Lyra_constellation_map.png: Torsten Bronger, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

About Vega

Vega is about 25.04 light-years from the Sun, so the light we see from it left about 25.04 years ago.

At apparent magnitude 0.03 it can be seen with the naked eye from a dark site.

It gives out 49.9 times as much light as the Sun.

The map lists it as a star and shows it among the stars around the Sun, drawn on the plane of the Milky Way.

Key numbers

Distance25.04 light-years (7.68 pc)
Spectral typeA0Vvar
Apparent magnitude0.03
Absolute magnitude0.60
Luminosity49.9 × the Sun
ConstellationLyr

Where it is

Its place in the universe, from the inside out: Solar neighbourhood › Local Bubble › Orion–Cygnus Arm (Local Arm) › Milky Way › Local Group › Virgo Supercluster › Laniakea Supercluster › Observable universe.

Zoom out to see it in context: 100 light-years, a view about 220 light-years across.

From Wikipedia

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.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Vega, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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