Aquila

E869024
constellation

Aquila is a prominent constellation in the northern sky, traditionally depicted as an eagle and associated with the Milky Way and the star Altair.

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constellation ⓘ
abbreviation Aql NERFINISHED ⓘ
areaSquareDegrees 652 ⓘ
associatedWith Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithMythology Greek mythology ⓘ
borderingConstellation Capricornus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Delphinus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Equuleus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hercules NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ophiuchus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sagitta NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sagittarius NERFINISHED ⓘ
Scutum NERFINISHED ⓘ
Serpens Cauda NERFINISHED ⓘ
brightestStar Altair NERFINISHED ⓘ
celestialHemisphere northern sky ⓘ
containsAsterism Summer Triangle (with Altair) NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsDeepSkyObject Barnard 142 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Barnard 143 NERFINISHED ⓘ
NGC 6709 NERFINISHED ⓘ
NGC 6741 NERFINISHED ⓘ
NGC 6755 NERFINISHED ⓘ
NGC 6756 NERFINISHED ⓘ
NGC 6781 NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsStar Alshain NERFINISHED ⓘ
Altair NERFINISHED ⓘ
Eta Aquilae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lambda Aquilae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tarazed NERFINISHED ⓘ
Theta Aquilae NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsVariableStar Eta Aquilae NERFINISHED ⓘ
R Aquilae NERFINISHED ⓘ
SS Aquilae NERFINISHED ⓘ
declinationRange +18° to -12° (approximate) ⓘ
depictedAs eagle ⓘ
family Hercules family ⓘ
genitiveForm Aquilae ⓘ
IAUConstellation yes ⓘ
listedBy Ptolemy NERFINISHED ⓘ
meaningOfName eagle ⓘ
mythologicalRole bearer of Zeus’s thunderbolts ⓘ
eagle of Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ
eagle that carried Ganymede to Olympus ⓘ
name Aquila NERFINISHED ⓘ
numberOfBayerFlamsteedStars ~65 (approximate) ⓘ
numberOfMainStars 10 (approximate) ⓘ
rankByArea 22 ⓘ
rightAscensionRange ~18h to 20h ⓘ
visibleBetweenLatitudes +90° to -75° (approximate) ⓘ
visibleInSeason northern summer ⓘ
zodiacal no ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hercules → borders → Aquila ⓘ
Ptolemy’s 48 constellations → includesConstellation → Aquila ⓘ
first binary pulsar PSR B1913+16 → locatedInConstellation → Aquila ⓘ
subject surface form: PSR B1913+16