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Aquila is a constellation on the celestial equator. Its name is Latin for 'eagle' and it represents the bird that carried Zeus/Jupiter's thunderbolts in Greek-Roman mythology. Its brightest star, Altair, is one vertex of the Summer Triangle asterism. The constellation is best seen in the northern summer, as it is located along the Milky Way.
Altair is the brightest star in the constellation Aquila. α Aquilae (Latinised to Alpha Aquilae) is the star's Bayer designation. The traditional name Altair has been used since medieval times. It is an abbreviation of the Arabic phrase النسر الطائر Al-Nisr Al-Ṭa'ir, "the flying eagle ". [22]
Iota Aquilae, Latinized from ι Aquilae, is the Bayer designation for a star in the equatorial constellation of Aquila. It has the traditional name Al Thalimain / æ l ˌ θ æ l ɪ ˈ m eɪ n /, which it shares with λ Aquilae. The name is derived from the Arabic term الظليمین al-ẓalīmayn meaning "The Two Ostriches". [9]
This is the list of 143 notable stars in the constellation Aquila, sorted by ... • Notes = Common name(s) or alternate name(s); comments; notable properties [for ...
Common name Bayer Flamsteed; Altair: α Aql: 53 Aql Alshain: β Aql: 60 Aql ... Pages in category "Aquila (constellation)" The following 185 pages are in this ...
Lambda Aquilae, Latinized from λ Aquilae, is a star in the constellation Aquila. It has the traditional name Al Thalimain / æ l ˌ θ æ l ɪ ˈ m eɪ n /, which it shares with ι Aquilae. The name is derived from the Arabic الظلیمين al-ẓalīmayn "the two ostriches". Lambda Aquilae is more precisely Al Thalimain Prior.
Beta Aquilae, Latinized from β Aquilae, is a triple star [12] system in the equatorial constellation of Aquila.It is visible to the naked eye as a point-like source with an apparent visual magnitude of 3.87. [2]
Kappa Aquilae, Latinized from κ Aquilae, is the Bayer designation for a star in the equatorial constellation of Aquila. It is a faint star at apparent visual magnitude +4.957, [2] but bright enough to be seen with the naked eye in dark suburban skies.