Vega

HR 7001 · HIP 91262 · α Lyr

👁️ Naked-eye

📋 A written introduction is coming — for now this page shows official values only.

Star

Apparent magnitude: 0.03 mag
Parallax: 130.23 mas → about 25 light-years away
Spectral type: A0Vvar
Right ascension: 279.2347°
Declination: 38.7837°
Designation: HR 7001
Bayer designation: α Lyr
HIP number: 91262
IAU name adopted: 2016-06-30
Name language: Arabic
Name origin (IAU): Applied in medieval times from an abbreviation of its pre-Islamic Arabian name alnasr al-waqi', "the Swooping Eagle (or Vulture)," alternatively used as an asterism name for α, ε, and ζ Lyr. "Vega" is one of the oldest Arabic star names applied in the West, from the end of the 10th century A.D.

Constellation

Light from this object takes about 25 years to reach Earth — the light you see tonight left around AD 2001 (official distance ÷ speed of light).
At magnitude 0 it is bright enough for the naked eye (limit about 6) — look from somewhere dark.
Declination 38.8° — it rises above the horizon in Seoul (37.6° N), so it is visible from Korea in the right season.