557 B
557 B
| name | constellation | created_by | created_date | updated_by | updated_date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altair (α Aquilae) | Aql | editor.cs | 2023-11-05 16:31:42.835136 | editor.cs | 2023-11-05 16:31:42.835139 |
one of the closest bright stars visible to the naked eye. It has a magnitude of 0.77 and is approximately 16.5 light-years away from us. It is only 11 times brighter and has a diameter one and a half times larger than our Sun. Altair is also an optical double star, with a companion of magnitude 10 located at a distance of 165 arcseconds, still visible with an 8 cm telescope.