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  2. Aquila (constellation) - Wikipedia

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    Animation fading-in of Aquila, Delphinus, Sagitta, and the summer Milky Way as seen in Dark-sky preserve Westhavelland. α Aql (Altair) is the brightest star in this constellation and one of the closest naked-eye stars to Earth at a distance of 17 light-years. Its name comes from the Arabic phrase al-nasr al-tair, meaning "the

  3. Delta Aquilae - Wikipedia

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    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] It is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −30 km/s. [6]

  4. NGC 6755 - Wikipedia

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    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]

  5. Altair - Wikipedia

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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 ". [21]

  6. Category:Aquila (constellation) - Wikipedia

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  7. List of stars in Aquila - Wikipedia

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    View history; General ... This is the list of 143 notable stars in the constellation Aquila, sorted by decreasing ... "Identification of a Constellation from a ...

  8. Epsilon Aquilae - Wikipedia

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    Epsilon Aquilae, Latinized from ε Aquilae, is the Bayer designation for a binary star [11] system in the equatorial constellation of Aquila, near the western constellation boundary with Hercules. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 4.02 [2] and is visible to the naked eye.

  9. 15 Aquilae - Wikipedia

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    15 Aquilae (abbreviated 15 Aql) is a star in the equatorial constellation of Aquila. 15 Aquilae is the Flamsteed designation; it also bears the Bayer designation h Aquilae. The apparent visual magnitude is 5.41, [2] so it is faintly visible to the naked eye.