Altair
(Alpha Aquilae)
Altair is the brightest star in the constellation Aquila and the 12th brightest star in the night sky.
It is an A-Type main sequence star with a magnitude of 0.77 and is one of the vertices of the summer triangle.
Altair rotates at approximately 286km/s. Therefore, Altair is not spherical, its poles are flat due to the fast rotation.
LOCATION IN SPACE:
19h 50m 46.99855s
+08° 52′ 05.9563″
CLASSIFICATION OF STAR:
A7 V
MOST ABUNDANT ELEMENT:
Iron
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