Lyra

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Lyra is a small northern sky constellation best known for containing the bright star Vega and the Ring Nebula (M57).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constellation
abbreviation Lyr
areaSquareDegrees 286
associatedWithMeteorShower Lyrids NERFINISHED
bestVisibleMonth August
borderedByConstellation Cygnus NERFINISHED
Draco NERFINISHED
Hercules NERFINISHED
Vulpecula NERFINISHED
brightestStar Vega NERFINISHED
containsBrightStar Vega NERFINISHED
containsDeepSkyObject NGC6745 NERFINISHED
NGC6791 NERFINISHED
RingNebula NERFINISHED
containsDoubleStar EpsilonLyrae NERFINISHED
containsExoplanetHostStar HAT-P-5 NERFINISHED
Kepler-37 NERFINISHED
Kepler-444 NERFINISHED
Kepler-62 NERFINISHED
TrES-1 NERFINISHED
containsMessierObject M56 NERFINISHED
M57 NERFINISHED
containsVariableStar BetaLyrae NERFINISHED
RRLyrae NERFINISHED
culturalOrigin GreekAstronomy
declinationRange +25°
family HerculesFamily NERFINISHED
genitiveForm Lyrae NERFINISHED
hasIAUCode Lyr NERFINISHED
hemisphere northernCelestialHemisphere
inIAUConstellationList yes
introducedBy Ptolemy NERFINISHED
mythologicalAssociation HermesLyre NERFINISHED
OrpheusLyre NERFINISHED
name Lyra NERFINISHED
numberOfBayerFlamsteedStars 25
numberOfMainStars 5
numberOfStarsWithPlanets several
partOfAsterism SummerTriangle NERFINISHED
quadrant NQ4
rankByArea 52
rightAscensionRange 18h
symbolism lyre
visibleAtLatitudeBetween +90
−40
zodiacal no

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.