Altair (star)

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:star
gptkb:asteroid
gptkbp:age 1.2 billion years
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 2.21
0.77
gptkbp:arabicName النسر الطائر (al-nasr al-ṭāʼir)
gptkbp:BayerDesignation gptkb:Alpha_Aquilae
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:Gliese_768
gptkb:BD+08_4236
gptkb:HD_187642
gptkb:HIP_97649
gptkb:HR_7557
gptkb:SAO_125122
gptkbp:companionStars none known
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Aquila
gptkbp:culturalSignificance featured in Qixi Festival
featured in Tanabata festival
featured in Western folklore
gptkbp:declination +08° 52′ 06″
gptkbp:diameter 1.63 solar radii
gptkbp:discoveredBy ancient astronomers
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 16.7 light years
gptkbp:eclipticLatitude -16.2°
gptkbp:equatorialBulge ~20% larger than polar radius
gptkbp:flattenedShape oblate spheroid
gptkbp:galacticLatitude -8.91°
47.70°
gptkbp:hasChineseName 牛郎星 (Niú Láng Xīng)
gptkbp:hasExoplanet no confirmed exoplanets
gptkbp:hasViewOf gptkb:Northern_Hemisphere
gptkbp:heliumContent normal
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Altair (star)
gptkbp:hydrogenFusion gptkb:main_sequence
gptkbp:JapaneseName 彦星 (Hikoboshi)
gptkbp:luminosity 10.6 times Sun
gptkbp:mass 1.79 solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity -0.2 [Fe/H]
gptkbp:nearestBrightStars gptkb:Vega
gptkb:Deneb
gptkbp:notableFor rapid rotation
gptkbp:parallax 194.95 mas
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Milky_Way
gptkb:Summer_Triangle
gptkbp:properMotionRA 385.46 mas/yr
536.82 mas/yr
gptkbp:rightAscension 19h 50m 47s
gptkbp:rotationPeriod 286 km/s
~9 hours
gptkbp:spectralType gptkb:A7V
gptkbp:surfaceGravity 4.13 (log g)
gptkbp:temperature 7,700 K
gptkbp:variableStar gptkb:Delta_Scuti_variable
gptkbp:英文名 Αετός (Aetós)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tanabata_Festival
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5