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Lyra
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Ly·ra  (lr)
n.
A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Cygnus and Hercules and containing Vega.
[Latin, from lyra, lyre; see lyre.]
Lyra [ˈlaɪərə]
n Latin genitive Lyrae [ˈlaɪəriː]
(Astronomy) a small constellation in the N hemisphere lying near Cygnus and Draco and containing the star Vega, an eclipsing binary (Beta Lyrae), a planetary nebula (the Ring Nebula), and a variable star, RR Lyrae
Lyra  (lr)
A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Cygnus and Hercules. Lyra (the Lyre) contains the bright star Vega.
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Noun1.Lyra - a small constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cygnus and DracoLyra - a small constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cygnus and Draco; contains the star Vega
Vega - the brightest star in the constellation Lyra
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The data were gathered by Kepler during the first 10-days of data-gathering, boding well for the next few years that the telescope will spend trained on the same spot in space, taking in about 100,000 stars around the Cygnus and Lyra constellations of the Milky Way.
'Stunning' images of distant planet sent by Kepler scope by AFP / AFP American Edition
The data were gathered by Kepler during the first 10-days of data-gathering, boding well for the next few years that the telescope will spend trained on the same spot in space, taking in about 100,000 stars around the Cygnus and Lyra constellations of the Milky Way.
'Stunning' images of distant planet sent by Kepler scope by AFP / AFP Global Edition
Located at only 25 light years from Earth in the Lyra constellation, it is the fifth brightest star in the sky.
Astronomers obtain first detection of magnetic field on bright star ... by Asian News International
 
 
 
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