Altair

n. shiniest star in the Aquila constellation

Altair (α Aql / α Aquilae / Alpha Aquilae / Atair ) is the brightest star in the constellation Aquila and the twelfth brightest star in the nighttime sky, at visual magnitude 0.77.Altair is a vertex of the Summer Triangle. It is an "A" type or white star located 17 light years away from Earth (about 159 trillion kilometers or 100 trillion miles), one of the closest stars visible to the naked eye.The name "Altaïr" is Arabic for "the Flying", from the phrase النسر الطائر an-nasr aţ-ţā?ir "the Flying Eagle". The spelling "Atair" is also used frequently. The name was given by Arabic astronomers and adopted by Western astronomers.
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Altaïr (الطائر in Arabic) is the main character and protagonist in the Ubisoft game, Assassin's Creed.
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Noun
1. double star 15.7 light years from Earth; the brightest star in the Aquila constellation
(hypernym) binary star, binary, double star
(member-holonym) Aquila

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