Altair

Summary

Altair is a star^[1]. Altair ranks in the top 0.21% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (724 views/month, #3 of 1,417).^[2]

Key Facts

• Altair's image is recorded as Altair1.jpg^[3].
• Altair's image is recorded as Aquila constellation map.svg^[4].
• Altair's instance of is recorded as star^[5].
• Altair's instance of is recorded as double star^[6].
• Altair's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[7].
• Altair's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source^[8].
• Altair's constellation is recorded as Aquila^[9].
• Altair's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 1560163464688305680000^[10].
• Altair's spectral class is recorded as A7Vn^[11].
• Altair's part of is recorded as G-Cloud^[12].
• Altair's part of is recorded as Summer Triangle^[13].
• Altair's Commons category is recorded as Altair^[14].
• Altair's catalog code is recorded as SAO 125122^[15].
• Altair's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J19504698+0852060^[16].
• Altair's catalog code is recorded as GSC 01058-03399^[17].
• Altair's catalog code is recorded as HD 187642^[18].
• Altair's catalog code is recorded as HIP 97649^[19].
• Altair's catalog code is recorded as HR 7557^[20].
• Altair's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 19483+0844^[21].
• Altair's catalog code is recorded as GJ 768^[22].
• Altair's catalog code is recorded as α Aql^[23].
• Altair's catalog code is recorded as ADS 13009 A^[24].
• Altair's catalog code is recorded as 1ES 1948+08.7^[25].
• Altair's catalog code is recorded as 1RXS J195047.0+085159^[26].
• Altair's catalog code is recorded as ASCC 1075038^[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include G-Cloud^[12], an interstellar cloud^[28] and Summer Triangle^[13], an asterism^[29].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include star^[5], double star^[6], near-infrared source^[7], and ultraviolet source^[8].

History and Context

Catalog codes include SAO 125122^[15], 2MASS J19504698+0852060^[16], GSC 01058-03399^[17], HD 187642^[18], HIP 97649^[19], and HR 7557^[20].

Why It Matters

Altair ranks in the top 0.21% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (724 views/month, #3 of 1,417).^[2] Altair has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] Altair is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]