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    V473 Lyrae is a variable star in the constellation Lyra. It is an unusual Classical Cepheid variable with a visual range of 5.99 to 6.35. V473 Lyrae is...
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    Lyra (redirect from Lyrae)
    Also just visible to the naked eye is the peculiar classical Cepheid V473 Lyrae. It is unique in that it is the only known Cepheid in the Milky Way to...
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    Beta LyraeLyrae, abbreviated Beta Lyr, β Lyr) officially named Sheliak (Arabic: الشلياق, Romanization: ash-Shiliyāq) (IPA: /ˈʃiːliæk/), the traditional...
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    RR Lyrae is a variable star in the Lyra constellation, figuring in its west near to Cygnus. As the brightest star in its class, it became the eponym for...
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    Vega (redirect from Alpha Lyrae)
    constellation of Lyra. It has the Bayer designation α Lyrae, which is Latinised to Alpha Lyrae and abbreviated Alpha Lyr or α Lyr. This star is relatively...
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  • Epsilon Lyrae (ε Lyr, ε Lyrae), also known as the Double Double, is a multiple star system of at least five stars approximately 162 light-years away in...
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    R Lyrae, also known as its Flamsteed designation 13 Lyrae, is a 4th magnitude semiregular variable star in the constellation Lyra, approximately 350 light...
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    Delta2 Lyrae (δ2 Lyr) is a 4th magnitude star in the constellation Lyra, approximately 770 light years away from Earth. It is one of the M4II spectral...
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  • Theta Lyrae (θ Lyr) is a star in a trinary star system, in the constellation Lyra, approximately 760 light years away from Earth. Theta Lyrae is an orange...
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    κ Lyrae, Latinized as Kappa Lyrae, is a solitary star in the northern constellation of Lyra, near the constellation border with Hercules. It is visible...
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    ι Lyrae, Latinised as Iota Lyrae, is a binary star in the northern constellation of Lyra. It is visible to the naked eye as a dim, blue-white hued star...
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  • Nu2 Lyrae, Latinized from ν2 Lyrae, or sometimes simply Nu Lyrae, is a solitary star in the northern constellation of Lyra. Based upon an annual parallax...
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    HP Lyrae (HP Lyr) is a variable star in the constellation Lyra, with a visual magnitude varying between 10.2 and 10.8. It will likely be an RV Tauri variable...
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    19 Lyrae is a single variable star located approximately 950 light years away from the Sun in the northern constellation of Lyra. It has the variable...
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    FL Lyrae is the variable star designation for an eclipsing binary star system in the northern constellation of Lyra. The combined apparent magnitude of...
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    DM Lyrae (DM Lyr for short) is a dwarf nova in the constellation Lyra. This binary system is composed of a primary star of unknown type, and a white dwarf...
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  • Delta1 Lyrae, its name Latinized from δ1 Lyrae, is a binary star system in the northern constellation of Lyra. It is dimly visible to the naked eye at...
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  • μ Lyrae, Latinized as Mu Lyrae, is a solitary star in the northern constellation Lyra. It has the traditional name Alathfar /əˈlæθfɑːr/, from the Arabic...
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    Zeta1 Lyrae, Latinized from ζ1 Lyrae, is a binary star in the northern constellation of Lyra. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 20.89 mas as seen...
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  • 16 Lyrae is a suspected astrometric binary star system in the constellation Lyra, located 126 light years away from the Sun based on parallax. It is visible...
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    Zeta2 Lyrae is a single, white-hued star in the northern constellation of Lyra. It is a dim star that is just visible to the naked eye with an apparent...
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    HR Lyrae or Nova Lyrae 1919 was a nova which occurred in the constellation Lyra in 1919. Its discovery was announced by Johanna C. Mackie on 6 December...
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  • Nu1 Lyrae (ν1 Lyrae) is a star in the northern constellation of Lyra. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 2.49 mas as seen from Earth, it is located...
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    Gamma Lyrae, Latinised from γ Lyrae, and formally named Sulafat /ˈsuːləfæt/, is the second-brightest star in the northern constellation of Lyra. With...
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    17 Lyrae is a multiple star system in the constellation Lyra, 143 light years away from Earth. The 17 Lyrae system contains two visible components, designated...
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    Lyra List of stars in Lyra Lyra in Chinese astronomy Stars Exoplanets Star clusters δ Lyrae cluster Messier 56 NGC 6791 Nebulae Ring Nebula Galaxies...
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  • λ Lyrae, Latinized as Lambda Lyrae, is a suspected binary star system in the northern constellation of Lyra. It is an orange-hued point of light that is...
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  • Eta Lyrae, a name Latinized from η Lyrae, is a likely binary star system in the northern constellation of Lyra. It has the traditional name Aladfar /əˈlædfɑːr/...
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    GSC 02652-01324 A light curve showing the planet transit across V672 Lyrae, adapted from Winn et al. (2007) Observation data Epoch J2000.0      Equinox...
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    RV RZ TT TZ UZ XY AY CC CN CY DM EP EZ FL HK HP HR KX MV V344 V361 V404 V473 V477 V478 V533 V542 V543 V545 V550 V558 HR 6845 6847 6853 6901 6968 6984...
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