Vega
- HIP
- 91262
- Designation
- 3 Alp Lyr
- Bayer designation
- α Lyr
- Visual magnitude
- 0.03
- Constellation
- Lyre
- Name approved by the IAU
- 2016-06-30
The IAU catalogue's account
Applied in medieval times from an abbreviation of its pre-Islamic Arabian name alnasr al-waqi', "the Swooping Eagle (or Vulture)," alternatively used as an asterism name for α, ε, and ζ Lyr. "Vega" is one of the oldest Arabic star names applied in the West, from the end of the 10th century A.D.
- Source language
- Arabic
- Reference
- Kunitzsch, Paul; Smart, Tim (2006). A Dictionary of Modern star Names: A Short Guide to 254 Star Names and Their Derivations (2nd rev. ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Sky Pub.
Source: IAU Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN), Working Group on Star Names. The account is the IAU's own text and is quoted in full: it is published under CC BY.
From Kunitzsch & Smart
- Layer of tradition
- Indigenous Arabic
- Ancient-layer signal
- cue found
- Pronounced
- ve' ga
- Literal meanings
- the Swooping Eagle (or Vulture)
- Periods of use
- Medieval
- Transmission notes
- abbreviation
Source: Kunitzsch & Smart, A Dictionary of Modern Star Names, 2nd ed. 2006, p. 43
Layer of tradition and ancient-layer signal are not the dictionary authors' judgement but a keyword reading of the entry's wording. “No simple cue found” means exactly that — the parser found none — not that the name is late.
The fields on this card were read off an OCR layer and are not checked against the printed page. The page number is given so the claim can be verified in your own copy.
Corpus chains passing through this star. Deviation is the cross-track angular distance of the third star from the great-circle plane.
- Скорпион → Лира → ЦефейЖало греха → Падшие ангелы → Воцарившийся Христос — Царь и Пастырь
- Лира → Орион → Большой ПёсПадшие ангелы → Связанные стражи → Грядущий Царь
Other named stars of this constellation: