Star Log
Chemical Make-Up:
Iron Abundance - (Fe/H = -0.57)
Mostly Hydrogen with helium "ash", it's a young star.
"Vega has an unusually low abundance of the elements with a higher atomic number than that of helium." |
Location in Space:
25 light years from EarthRight ascension: 18h 36m 56.3s, dec: +38° 47′ 1.3″. |
Spectrum Analysis:
Hydrogen Spectrum |
Stellar Classification:
"A" Type Star |
Photographs:
Vega compared to our Sun |
References
The Classification of Stellar Spectra. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.star.ucl.ac.uk/~pac/spectral_classification.html
EarthSky. (n.d.). Vega is the Harp Star | Brightest Stars. Retrieved from http://earthsky.org/brightest-stars/vega-brilliant-blue-white-is-third-brightest-star
The Emission Spectra of Various Atoms. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~pogge/Ast350/Labs/Lamps/
Estrelas. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.astrosurf.com/joseribeiro/Eestrelas.htm
IOPscience. (n.d.). The Abundance Patterns of Sirius and Vega. Retrieved from http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1086/319000/meta;jsessionid=41E2C0D3D095EBF79E14595367A01560.c1
Vega. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.solstation.com/stars/vega.htm
Vega: The Once and Future North Star. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.space.com/21719-vega.html
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