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Small but prominent constellation of the
northern hemisphere, representing the lyre of
Orpheus. Its brightest star is Vega, 27 light
years from Earth. Epsilon Lyrae, the `double
double', is a system of four linked stars.
Beta Lyrae is an eclipsing binary. The Ring
nebula, M57, is a planetary nebula.