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| Altair | |
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| Stellar characteristics | |
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| Constellation | Aquila |
| Right ascension (Epoch J2000) | 19h 50m 46.9990s |
| Declination (Epoch J2000) | +08° 52' 05.959" |
| Spectral type | A7V |
| Distance from Sol | 16.77 ± 0.08 |
| Other designations | Atair, α Aquilae, α Aql, Alpha Aquilae, Alpha Aql, 53 Aquilae, 53 Aql, STFB 10A, ADS 13009 A,BD+08°4236, CCDM J19508+0852A, FK5 745, GC 27470, GCTP 4665.00, GJ 768, HD 187642, HIP 97649, HR 7557, IDS 19459+0836 A, LFT 1499, LHS 3490, LTT 15795, NLTT 48314, PPM 168779, SAO 125122, TD1 25537, WDS 19508+0852A |
Altair (or Alpha Aquilae), an A-type main sequence star, is the twelfth-brightest star in Earth's night sky.
There are many and various references to Altair in fiction - too many for any faction to claim any "right" to visit the system first.
