[436] gamma Aquilae or Tarazed, is a giant yellowish-orange star with apparent magnitude of 2.72. The name Tarazed is derived from a Persian phrase meaning "the beam of the scale." ...
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 ...
Tarazed = Gamma Aquilae
Delta Aql = Delta Aquilae
Deneb al Okab Borealis = Epsilon Aquilae
Deneb al Okab Australis = Zeta Aquilae
Eta Aql = Eta Aquilae &
Theta Aql = Theta Aquilae &
Al Thalimain Posterior = Iota Aquilae ...
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: Sky, Altair, Star, Milky Way, Aquila
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