Polaris vs Vega
| Properti | Polaris | Vega |
|---|---|---|
| Penunjukan | 1Alp UMi | 3Alp Lyr |
| Rasi Bintang | N/A | Lyra |
| Kelas Spektral | Class F — F-type (Yellow-White) | Class A — A-type (White) |
| Magnitudo Semu | +1.97 | +0.03 |
| Magnitudo Mutlak | -3,64 | 0,60 |
| Jarak | 433 ly | 25.0 ly |
| Massa | N/A | N/A |
| Radius | N/A | N/A |
| Suhu | N/A | N/A |
| Luminositas | N/A | N/A |
Perbedaan Utama
- ◆ Polaris is an F-type Cepheid variable supergiant; Vega is a stable A-type main-sequence star.
- ◆ Polaris is 431 light-years away; Vega is much closer at 25 light-years.
- ◆ Polaris sits near the north celestial pole and has guided navigators for centuries; Vega was the pole star ~14,000 years ago.
- ◆ Vega served as the original zero-magnitude reference for the photometric system.
- ◆ Polaris pulsates in brightness; Vega has a debris disk suggesting a forming planetary system.