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A resolved interacting binary whose Roche-lobe-filling donor feeds a thick accretion disk around the hidden mass gainer.
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Beta Lyrae is placed at J2000 RA 18.8 h, Dec 33.4° at 960 light-years (spectral class B0.5V + B6-8II).
Beta Lyrae is presented using measured data.
The short description and the fact list are written by the Space Time authors for orientation. They are not quoted from a catalog field and carry no citation of their own.
Nothing on this page is a reconstruction or a schematic; every record above is observed, catalogued or computed.
| Dataset | Last refreshed | Horizon | Automated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest Gaia DR3 sources | no snapshot date | Epoch 2016.0 astrometry with proper motion and covariance for parallax > 40 mas | No, refreshed by hand scripts/build-gaia-nearby |