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CONSTELLATION OF AQUILA |
Name: Aquila
Abbreviation: Aql
Meaning: Eagle
Right Ascension: 20h
Declination: +5º
Area (Degrees squared): 652
Stars with known planets: 4
Bordering Constellations: Sagitta, Hercules, Ophiuchus,
Serpens, Scutum, Sagittarius,
Capricorn, Aquarius, Delphinus
Visible at latitudes between +85º and -75º and best at 21.00h during August. In the northern hemisphere, the constellation of Aquila is considered a
summer constellation and is visible from June to November depending on the time of night.
Aquila was one of the 48 constellations described by Ptolemy in Ancient Greece and remains one of the 88 current constellations.
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Lying amost at the celestial equator, Aquila´s alpha star, Altair, is a vertex of the Summer Triangle asterism shown in yellow. Lying in the Milky Way,
Aqila has many rich star fields and some interesting, although faint, deep sky objects.
Deep Sky Objects:
Planetary Nebulae:
NGC 6741 - magnitude 11.00.
NGC 6751 - magnitude 13.00 and known as The Glowing Eye.
NGC 6772 - magnitude 14.00.
NGC 6778 - magnitude 13.00.
NGC 6781 - magnitude 12.00 (has a resemblance to the Owl Nebula in Ursa Major).
NGC 6790 - magnitude 10.00
NGC 6804 - magnitude 12.00, showing a small but bright ring.
Other Deep Sky Objects:
NGC 6709 - an Open Cluster at 6.7 magnitude.
NGC 6749 - a Globular Cluser at 11.10 magnitude.
NGC 6755 - an open Cluster at 7.5 magnitude.
NGC 6760 - a Globular Cluster at 9.10 magnitude.
NGC 6941 - a Globular Cluster at 13.00 magnitude.
Numbered Stars of Aquila and Summer Triange with magnitudes:
1. +0.75 - Altair - SUMMER TRIANGLE STAR IN AQUILA
2. +2.70 - Tarazed
3. +3.70 - Alshain
4. +3.35
5. +3.85
6. +3.20
7. +2.95
8. +4.00
9. +3.40
10. +1.25 - Deneb - SUMMER TRANGLE STAR IN CYGNUS
11. 0.00 - Vega - SUMMER TRIANGLE STAR IN LYRA
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