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Beta Lyrae is a binary star system composed of a brilliant white-violet star and a smaller dimmer yellow companion. It is a famous interstellar attraction due to the red-glowing hydrogen spiral surrounding the binary pair, this the result of the stars' closeness to each other causing hydrogen to be siphoned off their surfaces and start rotating around them.[1]

It has at least one planet orbiting named Cue Ball.[1]

Jason Papandreou, Anne-Marie and Nessus passed through the system on their way to Jinx in 2658.[2][1]

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