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Aquila

Constellation
Aquila is a constellation on the celestial equator. Its name is Latin for 'eagle' and it represents the bird that carried Zeus/Jupiter's thunderbolts in Greek-Roman mythology. Its brightest star, Altair, is one vertex of the Summer Triangle... Wikipedia
Names: Eagle and Vultur volans
Abbreviation: Aql
Bayer/Flamsteed stars: 65
Bordering constellations: Sagitta; Hercules; Ophiuchus; Serpens Cauda; Scutum; Sagittarius; Capricornus; Aquarius; Delphinus
Declination: 18.6882229°–−11.8664360°
Messier objects: 0