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The star [[Vega (star)|Vega]] (otherwise known as '''Alpha Lyrae''') is a blue-white main sequence star of spectral type '''A0 V'''. 
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* This star is known as '''''[[Duusirka]]''''' in the [[Vilani]] language.
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* This star system is known as '''''Gwathui''''' in the [[Vegan]] language.
  
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'''Vega''' or '''Alpha Lyrae''' is a star located only 7.751 parsecs from [[Terra]]. Vega is a A0V star (main sequence), though only twice as massive as Sol, it burns at 50 times the power.
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== Description (Specifications) ==
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Though only twice as massive as Sol, '''Vega''' burns at 50 times the power.
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* If viewed along the plane of its equator, '''Vega''' would look about 20% fainter than at the poles as the star rotates at 93% of the speed that would cause it to start breaking up from centrifugal effects (with a rotation period of about 12.5 hours).
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* '''Vega''' is the 5th brightest star as seen from [[Terra]].  
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* '''Vega''' is not significantly large nor massive nor bright (as far as the galactic population is concerned). '''Vega''' is bright relative to most of the stars in [[Charted Space]].
  
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If viewed along the plane of its equator, Vega would look about 20% fainter than at the poles as the star rotates at 93% of the speed that would cause it to start breaking up from centrifugal effects (with a rotation period of about 12.5 hours).
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'''Vega''' has a circumstellar debris disk of dust which is analogous to the Kuiper belt of the [[Sol (star)|Sol System]]. 
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* The disk has an inner boundary of ~70-100<small>AU</small>, the entire disk extending out to 330<small>AU</small>.
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* There is evidence for an inner dust band around '''Vega''' originating within 8<small>AU</small> of the star, which may itself be evidence of intense bombardment of comets or meteors and/or the existence of a planetary system.
  
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Vega is the 5th brightest star as seen from Terra. Vega is not significantly large nor massive nor bright (as far as the galactic population is concerned). Vega is bright relative to most of the stars in [[Charted Space]].
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The '''Vega''' star system is approximately 7.7pc from Terra, and is located in a Coreward/Corespinward direction from Terra at bearing 067.4<sup>o</sup> Galactic Longitude and +19.2<sup>o</sup> North Galactic Latitude.
  
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== History & Background (Dossier) ==
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'''Vega''' is the primary star of the beltworld {{World|Gwathui|Solomani Rim|Vega|1720}}.
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=== Image Repository ===
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[[TravellerMap]] <small>([[T5SS]])</small>: <br> [https://travellermap.com/?scale=128&sx=0&sy=3&hx=17&hy=20&world=Gwathui&x=13.423&y=-99.5&options=58355]
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== References & Contributors (Sources) ==
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{{Metadata}}
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{{Advanced}}
 
{{Wikipedia|Vega}}
 
{{Wikipedia|Vega}}
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{{LE|V|Stars}}
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{{Sources
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|S1= Travellermap <small>(T5SS)</small>: [http://travellermap.com/?options=58363&scale=64&y=-99.501&x=13.423]
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|S2= {{CT}}: [[Solomani (Alien Module)]]
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|S3= [[GURPS Traveller: Interstellar Wars]]
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|S4= [[GURPS Traveller: Rim of Fire]]
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|S5= [[Mongoose Traveller: Solomani Rim]]
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|S6= [[Mongoose Traveller: Solomani|Mongoose Traveller Alien Module 5: Solomani]]
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|S7= EXTERNAL LINK: ''SIMBAD @ University of Strasbourg'': [http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-fid]
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|S8= EXTERNAL LINK: ''STARS (University of Illinois - Prof. Jim Kaler)'': [http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/sowlist.html]
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|S9= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
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|S10= Author & Contributor: [[User:Rimguy|Rimguy]]
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|S11= Author & Contributor: [[User:WHULorigan|WHULorigan]]
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|S12= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]
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}}
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{{LE|Star}}

Latest revision as of 13:41, 22 March 2019

Vega
Imperiumgrey-2.jpg
Spectral A0 Va
Type Main Sequence
Luminosity 40.1 LSol
Absolute magnitude 0.58
Mag Terra 0.03 (5th)
Temperature 9602 ± 180° K
Mass 2.14 MSol
Radius {2.36 × 2.82} RSol

The star Vega (otherwise known as Alpha Lyrae) is a blue-white main sequence star of spectral type A0 V.

  • This star is known as Duusirka in the Vilani language.
  • This star system is known as Gwathui in the Vegan language.

Description (Specifications)[edit]

Though only twice as massive as Sol, Vega burns at 50 times the power.

  • If viewed along the plane of its equator, Vega would look about 20% fainter than at the poles as the star rotates at 93% of the speed that would cause it to start breaking up from centrifugal effects (with a rotation period of about 12.5 hours).
  • Vega is the 5th brightest star as seen from Terra.
  • Vega is not significantly large nor massive nor bright (as far as the galactic population is concerned). Vega is bright relative to most of the stars in Charted Space.

Vega has a circumstellar debris disk of dust which is analogous to the Kuiper belt of the Sol System.

  • The disk has an inner boundary of ~70-100AU, the entire disk extending out to 330AU.
  • There is evidence for an inner dust band around Vega originating within 8AU of the star, which may itself be evidence of intense bombardment of comets or meteors and/or the existence of a planetary system.

The Vega star system is approximately 7.7pc from Terra, and is located in a Coreward/Corespinward direction from Terra at bearing 067.4o Galactic Longitude and +19.2o North Galactic Latitude.

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

Vega is the primary star of the beltworld Gwathui/Vega (Solomani Rim 1720).

Image Repository[edit]

TravellerMap (T5SS):
[1]

References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

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