Star profile
26 Aquilae
What is 26 Aquilae
26 Aquilae shines 154 light-years away inside the constellation of the Eagle, whose wings stretch along the river of the summer Milky Way. It is a G-type star, a close cousin of the Sun in chemistry and temperature, though already entering a brighter chapter of its life. Set near Altair yet unassuming, it reminds us that beside the dominant stars there are others almost familiar —suns ageing as ours will one day.
Where it is and when to see it
26 Aquilae lies in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is July: the Sun sits at the opposite point of the sky and the star culminates around midnight. How high it climbs above the horizon depends on the latitude you watch from.
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A public signature from a real person. The chosen name is a symbolic denomination within Stelvia, with no official standing or IAU recognition: the sky is not for sale and belongs to no one.
Astronomical data for 26 Aquilae
- Constellation
- Aquila
- Apparent magnitude
- 4.98
- Distance
- 154.2 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 290.137° · Dec -5.416°
- Catalogue
- HIP 95066 · HD 181391
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Other stars in Aquila
Aquila has 72 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- AltairAlpha Aquilae0.76
- TarazedGamma Aquilae2.72
- OkabZeta Aquilae2.99
- 70 Aquilae4.91
- Kappa Aquilae4.93
- Rho Aquilae4.94
- 4 Aquilae5.02
- 36 Aquilae5.03