Editing Vega (section)

==Nomenclature==
[[File:LyraCC.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Vega is the brightest star in the constellation of Lyra.]]

''[[α]] Lyrae'' ([[Latinisation of names|Latinised]] to ''Alpha Lyrae'') is the star's [[Bayer designation]]. The traditional name ''Vega'' (earlier ''Wega''<ref name=allen1963/>) comes from a loose transliteration of the [[Arabic]] word ''{{transliteration|ar|wāqi'}}'' ([[Arabic]]: <big>واقع</big>) meaning "falling" or "landing", via the phrase ''{{transliteration|ar|an-nasr al-wāqi'}}'' ([[Arabic]]: <big>النّسر الْواقع</big>), "the falling eagle".<ref name=glasse2008/> In 2016, the [[International Astronomical Union]] (IAU) organized a [[Working Group on Star Names]] (WGSN)<ref name="WGSN"/> to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN's first bulletin of July 2016<ref name="WGSN1"/> included a table of the first two batches of names approved by the WGSN; which included ''Vega'' for this star. It is now so entered in the [[IAU Working Group on Star Names|IAU Catalog of Star Names]].<ref name="IAU-CSN"/>