Western asterism
Summer Triangle
This is an asterism, not one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
Part of: Lyra, Aquila, Cygnus
Visibility
Northern sky
Best placed
June, July, August
Difficulty
easy
Pattern
3 stars, 3 lines
About
Summer Triangle is a Western-tradition asterism spanning Lyra, Aquila, Cygnus, not itself one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
- Summer Triangle is a Western-tradition asterism - a recognizable star pattern that is not itself one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
- This pattern connects 3 stars with 3 lines in this game's stick-figure convention.
- Its brightest named star in this pattern is Vega (apparent magnitude 0.03).
- Spans part of: Lyra, Aquila, Cygnus.
Important Stars
VegaAltairDeneb