Vega's constellation is also known as LYRA (4 letters) and HARP (4 letters). It is a small constellation located in the northern sky, bordered by Hercules to the west, Cygnus to the north, Vulpecula to the east, and Sagitta to the south. Vega is the fifth brightest star in the night sky and the second brightest star in the northern celestial hemisphere, after Arcturus. It is also the brightest star in the constellation LYRA. The constellation is named after the lyre of Orpheus, a Greek mythological figure.