equatorial skyBest Aug
Aquila
The Eaglegen. Aquilae
- Brightest
- Altair
- Stars
- 150
- Best viewed
- August
- Sky center
- 297.0°, +3.0°
Alpha Aquilae
in catalog
from mid-latitudes
RA / Dec
Live 3D view
150 stars
pinch · drag
α · Brightest
Altair
Mythology
The eagle of Zeus, carrier of his thunderbolts. Altair is one of the closest naked-eye stars (17 ly away) and rotates so fast it's visibly flattened into an oblate spheroid — equatorial diameter 22% larger than polar.
Brightest stars
top 8 of 150| Star | Bayer | Magnitude | B−V |
|---|---|---|---|
Altair | 53Alp Aql | 0.76 | 0.22 |
Tarazed | 50Gam Aql | 2.72 | 1.51 |
Okab | 17Zet Aql | 2.99 | 0.01 |
65The Aql | — | 3.24 | -0.07 |
30Del Aql | — | 3.36 | 0.32 |
16Lam Aql | — | 3.43 | -0.10 |
Alshain | 60Bet Aql | 3.71 | 0.85 |
55Eta Aql | — | 3.87 | 0.63 |
- Altair53Alp Aql0.76mag
- Tarazed50Gam Aql2.72mag
- Okab17Zet Aql2.99mag
- 65The Aql3.24mag
- 30Del Aql3.36mag
- 16Lam Aql3.43mag
- Alshain60Bet Aql3.71mag
- 55Eta Aql3.87mag
Lower magnitude = brighter. B−V color index maps to star color (bluer cooler, redder warmer).