You can also see it with the naked eye in the night sky. Is Altair Orion? What constellation is it located in?

Speaking of Altair, some people in China think it refers to the story of Altair and Weaver Girl, and a few outstanding people will think that there is really a star called Altair in the sky. Altair and Vega are planets that actually exist in the night sky. In ideal weather, their chromaticity can be seen even if they are naked in the starry sky.

1. Is Altair Orion?

No, Altair is Aquila and has nothing to do with Orion. Altair is a bright planet in the night sky. Altair, also known as Hegu II and Alpha Aquila, is the twelfth bright planet. Summer and autumn night is a bright star in the sky, which is silver. It is 65.438+0.67 billion light years away from the earth, and its radius is 654.38+0.6 times the diameter of the sun. Western countries call Altair Altair, which means "soaring vulture" in Arabic. Altair is located at right ascension 19: 48.3 and 8: 44 at declination, which is relatively close to the solar system 167 billion light years.

2. In which constellations is Altair located?

Altair is located in Aquila, and like Vega, it belongs to the brightest star in Aquila. It can sometimes be clearly seen with eyes in the night sky in the northern hemisphere. It forms a constellation with several other stars, alias eagle, and Altair is the alpha constellation of eagle. The names and divisions of constellations were also introduced from western countries. The ancient Greeks imagined him as an eagle flying in the night sky. Altair is the heart of the eagle, and its burden is the wings of the eagle king. It is a bright star in the sky in summer and autumn, and it is silver. Separated from Vega by the Milky Way, the mountains are high and the water is far away.

3. Little common sense about Altair

Altair is also the most promising star in summer, and their constellation is also one of the summer constellations. According to China myths and legends, the Altair pursues Vega and is separated by the Tianhe River. Tianhe is separated. Tianhe is the Milky Way. Summer is beautiful, white from south to north. Altair is on the east coast of the Milky Way and Vega is on the west coast of the Milky Way. The apparent magnitude of Altair is 0.77m, which is the twelfth bright star in 24 hours. It is connected with the beta and gamma stars of Aquila, which are biased towards Vega. In ancient times, China called beta star and gamma star two dolls, which may be why the ancients gave Altair a beautiful myth and legend.