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Vega is a main sequence A-type star located in the constellation Lyra approximately 25 light-years from Earth. It’s notable for its bright blue-white color and historical significance as the northern pole star. Vega plays a key role in the Summer Triangle asterism and contains a surrounding debris d...

RR Lyrae is a variable star in the constellation Lyra and the prototype of the RR Lyrae class of pulsating variable stars. These stars regularly expand and contract in size and brightness over periods typically lasting less than a day. Because their intrinsic luminosity is predictable, astronomers u...

Beta Lyrae, also called Sheliak, is an eclipsing binary star system in the constellation Lyra. The two stars orbit closely and exchange matter, so their changing shapes, eclipses, and interactions produce regular variations in brightness rather than a simple single-star pulse. Beta Lyrae serves as t...

The Ring Nebula, formally designated M57, is a planetary nebula surrounding a white dwarf star. It’s notable for its distinctive ring shape created by expanding gas ejected during the star's final stages of life. Located in the constellation Lyra, this object provides valuable insight into stellar e...

Vultur cadens was an obsolete constellation identified by ancient astronomers. It’s historically significant as a Latin name for Lyra, associated with the star Vega and the Ring Nebula. This designation reflects early astronomical observations and was primarily utilized by those studying classical c...

Kepler-442 is an orange K-type main-sequence star located approximately 1,200 light-years away in the direction of the constellation Lyra. It hosts a confirmed exoplanet, Kepler-442b, a super-Earth roughly 2.3 times the mass of Earth that orbits within the star's habitable zone. The planet was disco...

Kepler-62 is a K-type main-sequence star located approximately 990 light-years away in the constellation Lyra. NASA's Kepler space telescope detected five planets orbiting the star, announced in 2013, two of which (Kepler-62e and Kepler-62f) orbit within the star's habitable zone where liquid water...

Kepler-438 is a K-type star roughly 470 light-years away with Kepler-438b, a near-Earth-sized planet in the habitable zone ranked among the most Earth-like exoplanets identified by the Kepler mission.

The Venus Lyra is an electric storage water heater manufactured by Indian firm Venus, offering a compact design tailored for residential bathroom installations.

Man on the Moon is a named position in aerial hoop, also called lyra. The performer sits within the suspended hoop and commonly hooks one leg over the upper bar while arranging the torso and free leg to form a rounded, moonlike silhouette. It is practiced by aerialists as a static pose or as part of...

Gazelle is an aerial position used on the hoop, also called lyra, and on related apparatus such as the trapeze. A documented entry begins from an L-sit, shifts the pelvis onto the lower bar, bends one leg toward the chest, and presses the other leg against the hoop for stability while the torso lowe...

The straddle sit is a named position in aerial hoop, also called lyra, in which the performer supports their weight on the hoop while opening the legs to either side. The shape differs from a full floor split because the legs are arranged around the circular apparatus and the hands may assist with b...

Abell 46 is an ancient planetary nebula in the constellation Hercules, notable for its faint, highly elongated ring of ionized gas and central binary star.

Testudo was a proposed tortoise constellation introduced by John Hill in 1754. Hill associated the figure with stars in the region of Cetus, including 13, 14, 20, and 42 Ceti in its outline. The constellation did not become part of the standardized celestial map and is now classed as obsolete; it is...