Resembling a lyre, Lyra was a constellation visible from Earth's northern hemisphere. The brightest star in the constellation was Vega. Astronomical objects in this constellation were located in the Alpha Quadrant. (SNW: "The Serene Squall")
Related locations[]
- Beta Lyrae system
- Ring Nebula
- Vega (Alpha Lyrae)
The name of this constellation was derived from Beta Lyrae's Bayer designation. In Bayer designation, the name begins with a Greek letter followed by a genitive of the constellation's name.
This constellation contained the variable star RR Lyrae, which was the class star for the RR Lyrae variable stars.
External links[]
- Lyra constellation at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- Lyra at Wikipedia