Vega Comparison Table

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Vega comparison table

Subject has right ascension has declination has spectral type is part of has surface temperature is an instance of has V magnitude has color has been observ has symbol has B-V magnitude has distance has absorption line is usually part of is a kind of has apparent magnitude has synonym has definition has luminosity class

A star O, B, A, and early F 10000 K white H I early star Star with spectral type A in which the spectrum of the Balmer lines of hydrogen attain their greatest strength. Helium lines can no longer be seen. Some metallic lines are present; in late A stars the H and K lines of ionized calcium appear. A0 stars have a color index of zero.

dwarf greater than 1000 Kelvin d star main sequence star Star with mass equal to or less than that of the sun. More generally, any star on or below the main sequence in the Hertzprung-Russell diagram. V

naked eye star Milky Way greater than 1000 Kelvin for many centuries asterism naked eye object brighter than 5 A star visible without visual aids

Vega 18 36 56.2 +38 47 01 A0Va Milky Way 10000 K naked eye star 0.03 white for many centuries d 0.00 25 light-years H I asterism brighter than 5 HR 7001 The fifth brightest star in the night sky. V

Subject	has right ascension	has declination	has spectral type	is part of	has surface temperature	is an instance of	has V magnitude	has color	has been observ	has symbol	has B-V magnitude	has distance	has absorption line	is usually part of	is a kind of	has apparent magnitude	has synonym	has definition	has luminosity class
A star			O, B, A, and early F		10000 K			white					H I		early star			Star with spectral type A in which the spectrum of the Balmer lines of hydrogen attain their greatest strength. Helium lines can no longer be seen. Some metallic lines are present; in late A stars the H and K lines of ionized calcium appear. A0 stars have a color index of zero.
dwarf					greater than 1000 Kelvin					d					star		main sequence star	Star with mass equal to or less than that of the sun. More generally, any star on or below the main sequence in the Hertzprung-Russell diagram.	V
naked eye star				Milky Way	greater than 1000 Kelvin				for many centuries					asterism	naked eye object	brighter than 5		A star visible without visual aids
Vega	18 36 56.2	+38 47 01	A0Va	Milky Way	10000 K	naked eye star	0.03	white	for many centuries	d	0.00	25 light-years	H I	asterism		brighter than 5	HR 7001	The fifth brightest star in the night sky.	V

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