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{{Night Sky
| image =Aquila constellation map.png
| designation =Alpha Aquilae
| rightascension =19<sup>h</sup> 50<sup>m</sup> 46.9990<sup>s</sup>
| declination =+08<sup>o</sup> 52′ 05.959″
| distance =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.
'''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.