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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.
NGC 6709 is an open cluster of stars in the equatorial constellation of Aquila, some 5° to the southwest of the star Zeta Aquilae. [4] It is situated toward the center of the galaxy [5] at a distance of 3,510 light-years. [2] This cluster has a Trumpler class of IV 2 m, and is considered moderately rich [5] with 305 [6] member stars.
NGC 6755 is an open cluster of stars in the equatorial constellation of Aquila, positioned about 3° to the east of the star Delta Aquilae. [2] It was discovered by the Anglo-German astronomer William Herschel on July 30, 1785 [5] and is located at a distance of 8,060 light years from the Sun. [1]
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Zeta Aquilae, or ζ Aquilae, is a binary star [8] system in the equatorial constellation of Aquila. It is readily visible with the naked eye, being of the third magnitude. [ 2 ] Based on parallax measurements obtained during the Hipparcos mission, it is approximately 83 light-years (25 parsecs ) distant from the Sun . [ 1 ]
NGC 6760 is a globular cluster [2] in the constellation Aquila. It may have contributed to the formation of the open cluster Ruprecht 127 during NGC 6760's passage through the galactic disk 71 million years ago. [5] At least two millisecond pulsars have been found in NGC 6760. [6]
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]
57 Aquilae (abbreviated 57 Aql) is a double star in the constellation of Aquila. 57 Aquilae is its Flamsteed designation. The primary star has an apparent visual magnitude of 5.70, while the secondary is magnitude 6.48. [2] The pair have an angular separation of 35.624 arcseconds and probably form a wide binary star system. [7]