Sirius vs Vega

Property Sirius Vega
Penunjukan 9Alp CMa 3Alp Lyr
Rasi Bintang Canis Major Lyra
Kelas Spektral Class A — A-type (White) Class A — A-type (White)
Magnitudo Semu -1.44 +0.03
Magnitudo Mutlak 1.45 0.60
Jarak 8.6 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 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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