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Constellation

Aquila

Aquila (Aql) is one of the 88 constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union. Its brightest star is Altair (magnitude 0.76).

Latin nameAquila
AbbreviationAql
Brightest starAltair
Stars in this encyclopedia202
Stars with exoplanets25
Deep-sky objects298
Galaxies6

In the sky

Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 87° S. It stands highest at midnight in July, the best time to observe it.

Its brightest stars

  • Altair 0.76 · 16.7 light-years
  • Tarazed 2.72 · 583.5 light-years
  • Okab 2.99 · 85.3 light-years
  • θ Aql 3.24 · 228.6 light-years
  • δ Aql 3.36 · 50.6 light-years
  • λ Aql 3.43 · 127.2 light-years
  • Alshain 3.71 · 44.4 light-years
  • η Aql 3.87 · 888.4 light-years
  • ε Aql 4.02 · 179.4 light-years
  • 12 Aql 4.02 · 151.2 light-years
  • 71 Aql 4.31 · 285.4 light-years
  • ι Aql 4.36 · 575.5 light-years
  • μ Aql 4.45 · 110.9 light-years
  • ν Aql 4.64 · 3,727 light-years
  • Libertas 4.71 · 186.2 light-years
  • 69 Aql 4.91 · 193.2 light-years
  • 70 Aql 4.91 · 798.9 light-years
  • κ Aql 4.93 · 1,651 light-years
  • ρ Aql 4.94 · 156.0 light-years
  • 26 Aql 4.98 · 143.8 light-years
  • 4 Aql 5.02 · 484.7 light-years
  • 36 Aql 5.03 · 501.0 light-years
  • 18 Aql 5.07 · 698.4 light-years
  • 23 Aql 5.10 · 419.9 light-years
  • 37 Aql 5.12 · 455.9 light-years

Its stars with exoplanets

Deep-sky objects

Galaxies

Its other stars