Gamma Aquilae

TARAZED (Gamma Aquilae). One of the minority of stars that does not have an Arabic-derived name, "Tarazed" comes to us from a Persian phrase meaning "the Beam of the Scale," and was originally applied to the star Altair and its two flanking stars, ...

Altair, along with Beta Aquilae and Gamma Aquilae, form the well-known line of stars sometimes referred to as the shaft of Aquila. References to the star ...

Tarazet Gamma Aquilae Taygeta 19 Tauri Tegmen Zeta Cancri Terebellum Omega Sagittarii Tejat Posterior Mu Geminorum Tejat Prior Eta Geminorum Thabit Upsilon Orionis Theemin Upsilon-2 Eridani Thuban Alpha Draconis Tien Kuan Zeta Tauri ...

8 light-years (5.14 pc) from Earth and is one of the closest stars visible to the naked eye.[1][9] Along with Beta Aquilae and Gamma Aquilae, it forms the well-known line of stars sometimes referred to as the Family of Aquila or Shaft of Aquila.[10] ...

Altair's neighbouring stars Beta and Gamma Aquilae form the eagle's outstretched wings. These two stars have their own names, Alshain and Tarazed, which come from a Persian translation of an old Arabic word meaning ‘the balance'.

See also: Tarazed, Aquila, Constellation, Altair, Magnitude