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Astronomy
Constellations - Lyra - 3alp Lyr (Vega)

 
Identification Data
Common NameVega
ConstellationLyra
Star Name3alp Lyr
Skymap Number18360206
Henry Draper (HD) Number172167
Harvard Revised (HR) Number7001
SAO Number67174
Durchmusterung (DM) NumberBD+38 3238
Washington Double Stars (WDS) Number
18369+3846
Positional Data
Position and Proper Motion (PPM) Number81558
Right Ascension (RA) J200018h 36m 56.336s
Declination (Dec) J2000+38° 47' 1.291"
Position Uncertainty0.0073s
Proper Motion in RA (J2000)/cos(Dec)+0.01719
Proper Motion in Dec (J2000)+0.287566
Radial Velocity-013.9km s-1
Trigonometric Parallax+0.12893s
Trigonometric Parallax Uncertainty0.00055s
GCI Unit Vector in X (J2000)0.125096
GCI Unit Vector in Y (J2000)-0.769413
GCI Unit Vector in Z (J2000)0.626382
Galactic Longitude67.45°
Galactic Latitude
19.24°
Observational Data
Observed Visual Magnitude (V)0.03
Derived Visual Magnitude
Derived Visual Magnitude or Observed Visual Magnitude Uncertainty
Observed B Magnitude0.03
Observed B-V Colour-0.001
Observed B Magnitude or (B-V) Magnitude Uncertainty0.005
Observed U Magnitude
Observed U-B Colour
Observed U Magnitude or (U-B) Magnitude Uncertainty
Observed Photovisual Magnitude.1
Observed Photographic Magnitude
Morgan Keenan (MK) Spectral TypeA0Va
One-Dimensional Spectral ClassA0
Position Angle173
Year of Observation1946. AD

Data Source
SKY2000 - Master Star Catalog - Star Catalog Database, Version 2
    Sande C.B., Warren Jr. W.H., Tracewell D.A., Home A.T., Miller A.C.
    (Goddard Space Flight Center, Flight Dynamics Division (1998))

 
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