Altair
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
Origin of Altair
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How to use Altair in a sentence
Above him was the enormous triangle formed by Deneb, Vega, and Altair.
Warning from the Stars | Ron CockingWhen he arrived, the Altair officers were already there, a score of correct young men in white dress uniforms.
Industrial Revolution | Poul William AndersonAltair came to me and kept me stirred up till nearly two o'clock.
Victor Ollnee's Discipline | Hamlin GarlandIn his musing upon Altair he began to remember some very curious details.
Victor Ollnee's Discipline | Hamlin GarlandNothing explains Altair—nor that moaning wind—nor the writing on the slates.
Victor Ollnee's Discipline | Hamlin Garland
British Dictionary definitions for Altair
/ (ˈæltɛə) /
the brightest star in the constellation Aquila. Visual magnitude: 0.77; spectral type: A7V; distance: 16.8 light years
Origin of Altair
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Scientific definitions for Altair
[ ăl-târ′, -tīr′ ]
A bright white star in the constellation Aquila. Altair is a main-sequence star in the Hertzprung-Russell diagram. It is the 12th brightest star in the night sky, with an apparent magnitude of 0.77. Altair, along with Vega and Deneb, form the Summer Triangle asterism. Scientific name: Alpha Aquilae.
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