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This is the list of 143 notable stars in the constellation Aquila, sorted by decreasing brightness. Name B F G. Var HD HIP RA Dec vis. mag. abs. mag. Dist. Sp. class
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]
Theta Aquilae (θ Aql, θ Aquilae) is a binary star in the constellation Aquila.The combined apparent visual magnitude of the pair is 3.26, [2] making it the fourth-brightest member of the constellation.
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]
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.
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]
Xi Aquilae (ξ Aquilae, abbreviated Xi Aql, ξ Aql), officially named Libertas / ˈ l ɪ b ər t æ s /, [11] is a red-clump giant star located at a distance of 186 light-years (57 parsecs) from the Sun in the equatorial constellation of Aquila.