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Vega

Scope: Borealis Universe
From Amaranth Legacy, available at amaranth-legacy.community

"We began as wanderers, and we are wanderers still."
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Vega
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Constellation Lyra

Vega is the brightest star in the northern 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 close at only 25 light-years from Sol, and, together with Arcturus and Sirius, one of the most luminous stars in the Sun's neighborhood. It is the fifth-brightest star in the night sky, and the second-brightest star in the northern celestial hemisphere, after Arcturus.

History

Vega is only about a tenth of the age of the Sun, but since it is 2.1 times as massive, its expected lifetime is also one tenth of that of the Sun.

Vega was the northern pole star around 12000 BCE and was again in the year 13727 CE due to this a ring has been built around Earth to celebrate Vega being the new north star.

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