Vega (α Lyr) - Thanks to this star, the constellation is unmistakable, as the bluish Vega is the fifth brightest star in the sky (0.04 mag). Together with the stars Deneb in Cygnus and Altair in Aquila, Vega forms the Summer Triangle. Its distance from Earth is estimated to be 25 light-years, and it outshines our Sun by a factor of 40, with an absolute magnitude of +0.5. Two faint companions do not form part of the physical system.

Sheliak (β Lyr) - It is a representative of eclipsing variable stars of the beta Lyrae type. Both stars orbiting each other have the shape of a rotational ellipsoid. The star changes its brightness from 3.4mag to 4.4mag in a period of 12.908 days. Within the period, there is also a secondary minimum, during which the brightness decreases by 0.4mag. Suitable comparison stars are γ (3.25mag) and κ LYR (4.33mag).

R Lyrae - The conspicuously reddish-orange star visible to the naked eye is a semi-regular variable star, whose brightness varies in the range from 3.8mag to 5mag approximately every 46 days.

δ Lyr - Easily observable optical double star with a separation of 620", one component of which is distinctly reddish (with slightly variable brightness ranging from 4.3m to 4.4mag) and the other is pale blue (5.5mag). They can be resolved with a hand lens.

ε Lyrae - "Double double", a multiple system near Vega, in which we can distinguish two components with the naked eye. In a telescope, these components are clearly distinguishable, with magnitudes of 5.1 and 5.4 at a separation of 208". When observed with a telescope of at least 60mm aperture and higher magnification, they split into double stars (companions ε1 with magnitude 6.5 and ε2 with magnitude 5.3). The mutual separation of one pair is 2.6", and the other pair is 2.3", with orbital periods determined to be 1,166 and 585 years. They are located at distances of 162 light-years and 156 light-years.

RR Lyrae - This star, located on the border with Cygnus, is not visible to the naked eye and represents a significant class of variable stars whose brightness changes in a short period. These are old stars mainly found near the galactic center and in globular clusters, the oldest formations of the galaxy. RR Lyrae pulsates regularly, similar to delta Cephei, but its period is shorter than one day - 0.567 days. During this time - 13 hours and 36 minutes, the apparent brightness fluctuates from 7mag to 8.1mag. The cycle can therefore be observed (from some areas) practically in one night. It is white at maximum and takes on a yellowish hue at minimum.

Struve 2470/2474 - Another double double star in the constellation, observed northeast of γ Lyrae. The two main stars are separated by just over 10 arcminutes. In at least a 10 cm telescope, Struve 2470 splits into two stars, which are separated by 13.4 arcseconds: a white and a light blue star, with magnitudes of 6.6 and 8.6, respectively. The faint yellow components of Struve 2474 are separated by 16.2 arcseconds and have magnitudes of 6.7 and 8.8.