Asteria — interactive night sky map
Vega (Alpha Lyrae) is a star in the constellation Lyra with an apparent magnitude of 0.03. It lies about 25 light-years from Earth. It is visible to the naked eye under dark skies.
It is best placed in the evening sky around June. It is visible from the whole northern hemisphere and from southern latitudes down to about 51°S. It is circumpolar (never sets) north of latitude 51°N.