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Atair, α Aquilae, α Aql, Alpha Aquilae, Alpha Aql, 53 Aquilae, 53 Aql, STFB 10A, ADS 13009 A,BD+08°4236, CCDM J19508+0852A, FK5 745, GC 27470, GCTP 4665.
Named stars: Alpha Aql (Atair/Altair), Beta Aql (Alshain/Alschain), Gamma Aql (Tarazet), Delta Aql (Deneb Okab), Zeta Aql (Deneb el Okab)
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Altair (α Aql / α Aquilae / Alpha Aquilae / Atair ) is the brightest star in the constellation Aquila and the twelfth brightest star in the nighttime sky, at visual magnitude 0.77.
The name Altair is derived from the Arabic name for the constellation of Aquila: Al Nasr al Tair. An alternative spelling for the star name is "Atair."
Description of the Star ...
He is the eldest son of the previous Maori monarch, Dame Te Atairangikaahu, and was announced as her successor and crowned on the same day as her tangihanga took place, on August 21 2006....
. The crown jewels consist of a cloak.
The fifth-brightest star of the sky, alpha Lyr, called Vega (arabic for "stone eagle"), radiates from the top Lyra with a pure white colour. Together with alpha Cyg, Deneb , and alpha Aql, Atair, Vega forms the Summer Triangle.
 See also: Star, Period, Summer, Time, Aquila
  
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