Fomalhaut vs Vega

Property Fomalhaut Vega
Penunjukan 24Alp PsA 3Alp Lyr
Rasi Bintang N/A Lyra
Kelas Spektral Class A — A-type (White) Class A — A-type (White)
Magnitudo Semu +1.17 +0.03
Magnitudo Mutlak 1.74 0.60
Jarak 25.1 ly 25.0 ly
Massa N/A N/A
Radius N/A N/A
Suhu N/A N/A
Luminositas N/A N/A

Key Differences

  • Both are young A-type benchmark stars with prominent debris disks, used to calibrate stellar and planetary evolution models.
  • Fomalhaut is the southernmost autumn star easily seen from northern mid-latitudes.
  • Vega is approximately 1.9 times more massive than Fomalhaut.
  • Both have been candidate targets for direct imaging of orbiting companions.
  • Fomalhaut is one of only 18 stars with disks resolved by Hubble; Vega's disk was first revealed by IRAS in 1983.

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