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Vega
blue-white · Lyra · α Lyr
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About this star
Vega is a blue-white star in the constellation Lyra, 25 ly from Earth. The light leaving it tonight began travelling 25 years ago — bright enough to find with your own eyes on a clear night.
- Designation
- α Lyr · HIP 91262
- Spectral type
- A0 V · blue-white
- Right ascension
- 18h 36m 56s
- Declination
- +38° 47′ 01″
- Magnitude
- 0.03 naked-eye
- Distance
- 25 ly
Coordinates are J2000 epoch, checkable against any astronomical source or planetarium app.