Полярная звезда vs Вега

Property Полярная звезда Вега
Обозначение 1Alp UMi 3Alp Lyr
Созвездие N/A Lyra
Спектральный класс Class F — F-type (Yellow-White) Class A — A-type (White)
Видимая звёздная величина +1.97 +0.03
Абсолютная звёздная величина -3.64 0.60
Расстояние 433 ly 25.0 ly
Масса N/A N/A
Радиус N/A N/A
Температура N/A N/A
Светимость N/A N/A

Key Differences

  • 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.

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