0.03
Apparent Mag25.04
Distance (ly)A0V
Spectral Type9,602
Temperature (K)Vega is the brightest star in Lyra and the fifth-brightest in the night sky. It was the northern pole star around 12,000 BCE and will be again around 13,727 CE. Vega was one of the first stars to be photographed and to have its spectrum recorded.
Stellar Data
Apparent Magnitude0.03
Absolute Magnitude0.58
Distance25.04 light-years
Spectral TypeA0V
Temperature9,602 K
Luminosity40.12 L☉
Radius2.362 R☉
Mass2.135 M☉
Right Ascension18h 36m 56.3s
Declination+38° 47′ 01.3″
ConstellationLyra
Notable Facts
- Vega was the first star other than the Sun to be photographed in 1850
- It served as the original calibration standard for stellar magnitude systems
- A debris disk around Vega suggests a possible planetary system