Gamma Lyrae

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Gamma Lyrae (γ Lyr / γ Lyrae) is a star in the constellation Lyra. It also has the traditional names السلحفاة Sulafat or Sulaphat (arab. "turtle"), or Jugum (lat. iugum, "yoke, Kummet").

It has spectral class A0 and is of magnitude 3.3.

Gamma Lyrae is approximately 635 light years from Earth.

Coordinates (epoch J2000):