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).
Statements (46)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cygnus