व्याध तारा vs अभिजित् तारा

Property व्याध तारा अभिजित् तारा
पदनाम 9Alp CMa 3Alp Lyr
नक्षत्रमंडल Canis Major Lyra
वर्णक्रम वर्ग Class A — A-type (White) Class A — A-type (White)
आभासी परिमाण -1.44 +0.03
निरपेक्ष परिमाण 1.45 0.60
दूरी 8.6 ly 25.0 ly
द्रव्यमान N/A N/A
त्रिज्या N/A N/A
तापमान N/A N/A
दीप्तिमानता N/A N/A

Key Differences

  • Both are brilliant white A-type stars and among the most prominent in the northern sky.
  • Sirius is the brightest star overall at magnitude −1.46; Vega is the fifth-brightest at magnitude 0.03.
  • Sirius is 8.6 light-years away; Vega is 25 light-years from the Sun.
  • Vega was the original zero-point for stellar magnitude; Sirius sets the scale of brightness.
  • Sirius has a white dwarf companion; Vega has a prominent debris disk but no known companion.

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