Vega





Image result for vega starVega is the brightest star in the constellation Lyra and the fifth brightest star in night sky. Vega is  "arguably the next most important star in the sky after the Sun" due it being the first star to be photographed and have it's spectrum recorded. Is part of the Summer triangle along with Altair and Deneb




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Location: Ra 270° 36' 56.34" | Dec 38° 47' 1.28"

Stellar Classification: Blue-tinged Main sequence star, Spectral class A0V

Chemical Makeup: Hydrogen, Helium, small amounts of Mg II, Ca I, Ca II, Ti II, Fe I, Fe II, Sr II




Spectrum Analysis: 



Sources:

Dunkin, S., Barlow, M., & Ryan, S. (1997). High-resolution spectroscopy of Vega-like stars -- I. Effective temperatures, gravities and photospheric abundances. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 286(3), 604-616.

http://www.stargazing.net/david/NSI2011/VegaA06-012s06_20110802_1104.html

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