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Aquila (constellation) (186 P) C. Canis Minor (40 P) ... Taurus (constellation) (5 C, 183 P) V. Virgo (constellation) (2 C, 403 P) Pages in category "Equatorial ...
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.
R Aquilae is a variable star in the equatorial constellation of Aquila. It is located approximately 760 light years distant from the Sun [6] and is drifting further away with a radial velocity of 35 km/s. [5] This is a thermally-pulsating Mira variable that ranges in brightness from magnitude 5.3 down to 12.0 with a period of 269.84 days.
Nu Aquilae, Latinized from ν Aquilae, is the Bayer designation for a double star in the constellation of Aquila that lies close to the celestial equator. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 4.72 and so is visible to the naked eye.
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]
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 .
V1429 Aquilae is a candidate luminous blue variable multiple star system located in the constellation of Aquila. It is often referred to by its Mount Wilson Observatory catalog number as MWC 314 . It is a hot luminous star with strong emission lines in its spectrum.
Gamma Aquilae, Latinized from γ Aquilae, and formally known as Tarazed / ˈ t ær ə z ɛ d /, [10] is a star in the constellation of Aquila. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 2.712, [2] making it readily visible to the naked eye at night. Parallax measurements place it at a distance of 395 light-years (121 parsecs) from the Sun. [1]