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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.
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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]
Eta Aquilae (η Aql, η Aquilae) is a multiple star in the equatorial constellation of Aquila, the eagle.It was once part of the former constellation Antinous.Its apparent visual magnitude varies between 3.49 and 4.3, [3] making it one of the brighter members of Aquila.
18 Aquilae (abbreviated 18 Aql) is a triple star [9] system in the constellation of Aquila. 18 Aquilae is the Flamsteed designation ; it also bears the variable star designation Y Aquilae . It has an apparent visual magnitude of 5.07, making it bright enough to be seen with the naked eye .
35 Aquilae (abbreviated 35 Aql) is a star in the equatorial constellation of Aquila. 35 Aquilae is its Flamsteed designation though it also bears the Bayer designation c Aquilae. The apparent visual magnitude of this star is 5.8, [2] which means it is a faint star but visible to the naked eye from dark suburban or rural skies.
Delta Aquilae, Latinized from δ Aquilae, is a binary star system in the equatorial constellation of Aquila.It has an apparent visual magnitude of 3.4 [2] and, based upon parallax measurements, is located at a distance of about 50.6 light-years (15.5 parsecs) from Earth. [1]
23 Aquilae is a binary star [8] system in the equatorial constellation of Aquila. 23 Aquilae is its Flamsteed designation.It is at a distance of about 400 light-years (120 parsecs) with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.10, [2] which is bright enough to be faintly visible to the naked eye as an orange-hued star.