Altair star system

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:star
gptkbp:age 1.2 billion years
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 0.77
gptkbp:arabicName النسر الطائر (al-Nasr al-Ṭāʼir)
gptkbp:BayerDesignation gptkb:Alpha_Aquilae
gptkbp:cataloguedIn gptkb:Gliese_768
gptkb:BD+08_4236
gptkb:HD_187642
gptkb:HIP_97649
gptkb:HR_7557
gptkb:SAO_125122
gptkbp:culturalSignificance featured in East Asian folklore
part of the Chilseok Festival in Korea
part of the Double Seventh Festival in China
part of the Qixi Festival legend
part of the Tanabata Festival in Japan
represents the cowherd in the Weaver Girl and Cowherd story
gptkbp:declination +08° 52′ 06″
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 16.7 light years
gptkbp:FlamsteedDesignation gptkb:53_Aquilae
gptkbp:hasChineseName 牛郎星 (Niú Láng Xīng)
gptkbp:hasCompanion none known
gptkbp:hasEffectiveTemperature 7,700 K
gptkbp:hasEquatorialRadius 1.8 solar radii
gptkbp:hasInfraredExcess none detected
gptkbp:hasNoKnownPlanets true
gptkbp:hasOblateness significant
gptkbp:hasRotationalVelocity 286 km/s
gptkbp:hasViewOf gptkb:Northern_Hemisphere
gptkbp:hasXRayEmission detected
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Altair star system
gptkbp:IAUApprovedName gptkb:Altair
gptkbp:JapaneseName 彦星 (Hikoboshi)
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Aquila_constellation
gptkbp:luminosity 10.6 times solar luminosity
gptkbp:mass 1.8 solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity [Fe/H] = -0.2
gptkbp:notableFor rapid rotation
one of the closest stars visible to the naked eye
gptkbp:parallax 194.95 mas
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Milky_Way_Galaxy
Summer Triangle asterism
gptkbp:properMotionRA high
gptkbp:radialVelocity -26.1 km/s
gptkbp:rightAscension 19h 50m 47s
gptkbp:spectralType gptkb:A7V
gptkbp:star gptkb:Altair
gptkb:Alpha_Aquilae
gptkbp:variableType Delta Scuti variable (suspected)
gptkbp:英文名 Αετός (Aetós)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:planet_Altair_IV
gptkb:Altair_IV
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7