✨ Aquila

Aql · eagle · Northern sky

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Aquila is one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. Its name is Latin, meaning eagle; stars within it are named in the genitive form Aquilae.

Facts about Aquila

ConstellationAquila
IAU abbreviationAql
Genitive (Latin)Aquilae
Meaningeagle
Brightest starAltair (apparent magnitude 0.76)
Area652 square degrees
HemisphereNorthern

Deep-sky objects in Aquila

No Messier-catalogued object lies within this constellation’s borders.

Data: IAU-designated constellations & the Messier catalogue, via English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) · stored statically.

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