[[File:{{Night Sky| image =Aquila constellation map.png|300pxdesignation =Alpha Aquilae|rightrightascension =19<sup>h</sup> 50<sup>m</sup> 46.9990<sup>s</sup> |thumbdeclination =+08<sup>o</sup> 52′ 05.959″|Location and position of Altairdistance =16.77 ly| constellation =[[Aquila]] | type =[[Star]] | dimensions = | magnitude =Apparent Mag: 0.77<br/>Absolute Mag: 2.21 | redshift =| radvelocity =−26.1 ± 0.9 km/s| propmotion =RA: 536.87 mas/yr<br/>Dec.: 385.57 mas/yr| parallax =194.45 ± 0.94 mas}}
'''Altair''', also known as '''Alpha Aquilae''', is a spectral class A star located 16.8 light years away in the constellation [[Aquila]] as its brightest star. Altair is also the lower left member of the [[Summer Triangle]]. The star is the 12th brightest in the night sky with a apparent magnitude of 0.77<ref name="simbad">http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=alf+aql</ref>, making it readily visible to the unaided eye.
