Talk:List of stars in Lyra

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Distances

For distances in light years and possibly, parsec, you should have at least one more (one or two) digits after the decimal point if it is less than 100 light years/parsecs and some distances greater than 100 light years/parsecs you could add one or two more digits after the point.

Etymologies

Stars with proper names:

(3/α Lyr) 0.03 Vega [Wega] or Fidis or Harp Star
< النسر الواقع an-nasr[u] al-wāqi^c The swooping eagle

(10/β Lyr) 3.52 Sheliak [Shelyak, Shiliak] – eclipsing binary, β Lyr variable prototype
(14/γ Lyr) 3.25 Sulafat [Sulaphat]
< سلحفاة sulaħfa[t] Turtle [harps were made of tortoise shell]
ε Lyr – "Double double"

4/ε¹ Lyr – double 4.67, 6.02
5/ε² Lyr – double 4.59, 5.37

(20/η Lyr) 4.43 Aladfar
الأظفر al-´uz̧fur The talons (of the swooping eagle) [with μ Lyr]

(2/μ Lyr) 5.11 Alathfar [Al Athfar]
الأظفر al-´uz̧fur The talons (of the swooping eagle) [with η Lyr]

merged. kwami (talk) 00: 24, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

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