# Vega on SpaceSphere

> One of the brightest stars of the northern summer sky, and long the standard against which the brightness of other stars was measured.

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Star

One of the brightest stars of the northern summer sky, and long the standard against which the brightness of other stars was measured.

## Facts

- **Position**: 279.23460, 38.78360 (Source: Yale Bright Star Catalogue)
- **Distance**: about 27 light years (Source: Yale Bright Star Catalogue parallax)
- **Brightness**: about 0.03 (Source: Yale Bright Star Catalogue)
- **Spectral class**: A0Va (Source: Yale Bright Star Catalogue)
- **Surface temperature**: about 8,500 K (Worked out by us from the spectral class)
- **Constellation**: Lyra (Source: Yale Bright Star Catalogue)

## Catalogue designations

HR7001

Source: Yale Bright Star Catalogue HR number

## Can you see it tonight?

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