Lacerta (Constellation)
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Overview
Lacerta, the Lizard, is a constellation of the northern hemisphere.
Bright stars in Lacerta
There are no named stars in the constellation Lacerta. The following a brief list of stars brighter than 5th magnitude.
Alpha Lacertae (α Lac / HIP111169)
An A1 class star about 102ly from our solar system
Beta Lacertae (β Lac / 3 Lac / HIP110538)
A G class star of spectal type G9III located 169.78ly from our solar system. It has an apparent magnitude of +4.4.
1 Lacertae (1 Lac / HIP109937)
A K class star of spectal type K3III located 627.22ly from our solar system. It has an apparent magnitude of +4.1.
2 Lacertae (2 Lac / HIP110351)
A B class star of spectal type B6V located 509.62ly from our solar system. It has an apparent magnitude of +4.55.
4 Lacertae (4 Lac / HIP110609)
A B class star of spectal type B9Iab located 2117.9ly from our solar system. It has an apparent magnitude of +4.55.
5 Lacertae (5 Lac / HIP111022)
A star of spectal type M0II located 1164.84ly from our solar system. It has an apparent magnitude of +4.30.
6 Lacertae (6 Lac / HIP111104)
An B class star of spectal type B2IV located 1370.4ly from our solar system. It has an apparent magnitude of +4.50.
9 Lacertae (9 Lac / HIP111674)
An A class star of spectal type A8IV located 172.11ly from our solar system. It has an apparent magnitude of +4.60.
10 Lacertae (10 Lac / HIP111841)
An O class star of spectal type O9V located 1058.95ly from our solar system. It has an apparent magnitude of +4.85.
11 Lacertae (11 Lac / HIP111944)
An K class star of spectal type K3III located 301.72ly from our solar system. It has an apparent magnitude of +4.50.
15 Lacertae (15 Lac / HIP112917)
A star of spectal type M0III located 326.48y from our solar system. It has an apparent magnitude of +4.95.
Open Clusters
NGC 7209
A cluster with an apparent magnitude of +6.7.
NGC 7243 (GC 4773 / h 2155)
A cluster with an apparent magnitude of +6.4.
NGC 7245
A cluster with an apparent magnitude of +9.2.
NGC 7296
A cluster with an apparent magnitude of +10.
IC 1442
A cluster with an apparent magnitude of +9.1.
IC 1434
A cluster with an apparent magnitude of +9.0 and is 8100 light years from Earth.
Bordering Constellations
Lacerta shares its borders with the following constellations: Cepheus, Cygnus, Pegasus, Andromeda, and Cassiopeia.
