Bright blue-white star
Vega
The star astronomers once used as the zero point for brightness. In 12,000 years it will be our pole star.
- Distance
- 25 light years
- Surface
- 9,329 °C
- Size
- 2.4 × the Sun
Outer layers
- H 73%
- He 25%
- O, C, Fe and heavier 2%
Glowing hydrogen plasma
Modelled from typical stellar abundances