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Ptolemy catalogued 19 stars jointly in this constellation and in the now obsolete constellation of Antinous, which was named in the reign of the emperor Hadrian (AD 117–138), but sometimes erroneously attributed to Tycho Brahe, who catalogued 12 stars in Aquila and seven in Antinous. Hevelius determined 23 stars in the first [4] and 19 in the ...
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
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]
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]
Sigma Aquilae, Latinized from σ Aquilae, is the Bayer designation for a binary star system in the equatorial constellation of Aquila.The baseline apparent magnitude of the pair is +5.17, [2] which, according to the Bortle Dark-Sky Scale, is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye from suburban skies.
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]
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 ]
ξ Aquilae (Latinised to Xi Aquilae) is the star's Bayer designation.Following its discovery the planet was designated Xi Aquilae b. In July 2014 the International Astronomical Union launched NameExoWorlds, a process for giving proper names to certain exoplanets and their host stars. [13]