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if you were on a planet orbiting the star vega?????
which constellation would the sun appear to be in and what would be the suns apparent magnitude? Also, which star would you have to be orbiting for the sun to appear in the constellation sagitarius near the line of sight towards the center of the galaxy????? and what would be the apprent magnitude of the sun from this location????
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- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
The Sun would be in the southern constellation Puppis, not far from the star Pi Puppi, and roughly between Sirius and Canopus, two very bright stars. It would be around 4.5 magnitude, a bit faint by the naked eye.
To see the Sun towards the Galactic center, you would want to be somewhere in the direction of the feet of Gemini. You might pick Calx or Alhena in Gemini, Elnath in Taurus, or Betelgeuse in Orion. From Betelgeuse, for example, the Sun would be 7.5 magnitude, too faint for naked eye.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Magnitude 4.5 wouldn't be too faint to see, if the sky was like ours. It's interesting to know that the pole of Vega points almost straight at us. If there is a planet with an axis pointing in roughly the same direction as Vega's axis, then we're their "North Star".
Unlikely though, that planets, let alone life, have formed in Vega's relatively short life so far.