Heliocodex

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Aquila

125 stars in Aquila can be seen by eye from a dark place. 8 have names of their own. The rest go by a Greek letter, a number, or their place in a catalogue. Here is every one, brightest first.

Its stars

125 in all. The dot shows each star's colour.

  1. AltairOne of the brightest in the sky, 17 light years
  2. TarazedEasy to see, 390 light years
  3. OkabEasy to see, 83 light years
  4. AntinousEasy to see, 290 light years
  5. Delta AquilaeEasy to see, 51 light years
  6. Lambda AquilaeEasy to see, 120 light years
  7. AlshainSeen away from bright lights, 45 light years
  8. Eta AquilaeSeen away from bright lights, 1,400 light years
  9. 12 AquilaeSeen away from bright lights, 140 light years
  10. Epsilon AquilaeSeen away from bright lights, 150 light years
  11. 71 AquilaeSeen away from bright lights, 340 light years
  12. Iota AquilaeSeen away from bright lights, 390 light years
  13. Mu AquilaeSeen away from bright lights, 110 light years
  14. Nu AquilaeSeen away from bright lights, 2,800 light years
  15. LibertasSeen away from bright lights, 180 light years
  16. 70 AquilaeSeen away from bright lights, 1,300 light years
  17. 69 AquilaeSeen away from bright lights, 200 light years
  18. Kappa AquilaeSeen away from bright lights, 1,700 light years
  19. Rho AquilaeSeen away from bright lights, 150 light years
  20. 26 AquilaeSeen away from bright lights, 150 light years
  21. 4 AquilaeJust seen from a dark place, 470 light years
  22. 36 AquilaeJust seen from a dark place, 530 light years
  23. 18 AquilaeJust seen from a dark place, 700 light years
  24. 23 AquilaeJust seen from a dark place, 370 light years
  25. 37 AquilaeJust seen from a dark place, 460 light years
  26. Omicron AquilaeJust seen from a dark place, 63 light years
  27. 21 AquilaeJust seen from a dark place, 710 light years
  28. 31 AquilaeJust seen from a dark place, 50 light years
  29. Sigma AquilaeJust seen from a dark place, 780 light years
  30. 19 AquilaeJust seen from a dark place, 150 light years
  31. 11 AquilaeJust seen from a dark place, 160 light years
  32. Chi AquilaeJust seen from a dark place, 850 light years
  33. Omega-1 AquilaeJust seen from a dark place, 410 light years
  34. Phi AquilaeJust seen from a dark place, 220 light years
  35. HIP 100541Just seen from a dark place, 250 light years
  36. HIP 93124Just seen from a dark place, 1,500 light years
  37. 20 AquilaeJust seen from a dark place, 980 light years
  38. 51 AquilaeJust seen from a dark place, 91 light years
  39. 15 AquilaeJust seen from a dark place, 290 light years
  40. 14 AquilaeJust seen from a dark place, 500 light years
  41. 66 AquilaeJust seen from a dark place, 710 light years
  42. 42 AquilaeJust seen from a dark place, 100 light years
  43. 27 AquilaeJust seen from a dark place, 440 light years
  44. TianfuJust seen from a dark place, 460 light years
  45. 28 AquilaeJust seen from a dark place, 340 light years
  46. HIP 95822Just seen from a dark place, 300 light years
  47. HIP 92872Just seen from a dark place, 290 light years
  48. HIP 94624Just seen from a dark place, 690 light years
  49. 22 AquilaeJust seen from a dark place, 540 light years
  50. 58 AquilaeJust seen from a dark place, 370 light years
  51. HIP 97871Just seen from a dark place, 260 light years
  52. 45 AquilaeJust seen from a dark place, 350 light years
  53. HIP 94720Just seen from a dark place, 410 light years
  54. 62 AquilaeJust seen from a dark place, 420 light years
  55. 57 AquilaeJust seen from a dark place, 480 light years
  56. HIP 98754Just seen from a dark place, 640 light years
  57. Pi AquilaeJust seen from a dark place, 510 light years
  58. HIP 95572Just seen from a dark place, 180 light years
  59. 56 AquilaeJust seen from a dark place, 630 light years
  60. 35 AquilaeJust seen from a dark place, 200 light years
  61. HIP 95222Just seen from a dark place, 340 light years
  62. HIP 93580Just seen from a dark place, 180 light years
  63. HIP 95732Just seen from a dark place, 960 light years
  64. HIP 98416Just seen from a dark place, 72 light years
  65. Upsilon AquilaeJust seen from a dark place, 170 light years
  66. 5 AquilaeJust seen from a dark place, 360 light years
  67. HIP 98526Just seen from a dark place, 690 light years
  68. 10 AquilaeJust seen from a dark place, 260 light years
  69. 64 AquilaeJust seen from a dark place, 150 light years
  70. HIP 96481Just seen from a dark place, 1,200 light years
  71. HIP 97499Just seen from a dark place, 310 light years
  72. Omega-2 AquilaeJust seen from a dark place, 270 light years
  73. HIP 100232Just seen from a dark place, 390 light years
  74. 8 AquilaeJust seen from a dark place, 260 light years
  75. HIP 95898Just seen from a dark place, 2,000 light years
  76. HIP 95929Just seen from a dark place, 810 light years
  77. HIP 100758Just seen from a dark place, 530 light years
  78. HIP 97687Just seen from a dark place, 600 light years
  79. 68 AquilaeJust seen from a dark place, 600 light years
  80. HIP 97970Just seen from a dark place, 270 light years
  81. HIP 100664Just seen from a dark place, 810 light years
  82. HIP 97767Just seen from a dark place, 87 light years
  83. HIP 98385Just seen from a dark place, 770 light years
  84. HIP 94833Just seen from a dark place, 280 light years
  85. HIP 92963Just seen from a dark place, 510 light years
  86. HIP 101746Just seen from a dark place, 540 light years
  87. HIP 93138Just seen from a dark place, 180 light years
  88. HIP 92386Just seen from a dark place, 590 light years
  89. HIP 97697Just seen from a dark place, 290 light years
  90. HIP 95812Just seen from a dark place, 640 light years
  91. Psi AquilaeJust seen from a dark place, 1,000 light years
  92. HIP 93488Just seen from a dark place, 1,200 light years
  93. HIP 99585Just seen from a dark place, 590 light years
  94. HIP 95664Just seen from a dark place, 820 light years
  95. HIP 94916Just seen from a dark place, 470 light years
  96. HIP 95281Just seen from a dark place, 430 light years
  97. HIP 96917Just seen from a dark place, 370 light years
  98. HIP 96356Just seen from a dark place, 380 light years
  99. 46 AquilaeJust seen from a dark place, 700 light years
  100. HIP 99234Just seen from a dark place, 1,800 light years
  101. HIP 95253Just seen from a dark place, 120 light years
  102. HIP 94149Just seen from a dark place, 940 light years
  103. HIP 96204Just seen from a dark place, 660 light years
  104. HIP 92475Just seen from a dark place, 1,300 light years
  105. HIP 96428Just seen from a dark place, 390 light years
  106. HIP 98954Just seen from a dark place, 410 light years
  107. HIP 96351Just seen from a dark place, 130 light years
  108. HIP 95820Just seen from a dark place, 900 light years
  109. HIP 98910Just seen from a dark place, 2,400 light years
  110. 24 AquilaeJust seen from a dark place, 410 light years
  111. HIP 100672Just seen from a dark place, 770 light years
  112. HIP 99158Just seen from a dark place, 130 light years
  113. HIP 97144Just seen from a dark place, 480 light years
  114. HIP 97454Just seen from a dark place, 1,200 light years
  115. ChechiaJust seen from a dark place, 210 light years
  116. HIP 97709Just seen from a dark place, 2,500 light years
  117. HIP 101339Just seen from a dark place, 1,200 light years
  118. HIP 99024Just seen from a dark place, 360 light years
  119. HIP 94478Just seen from a dark place, 480 light years
  120. HIP 99624Just seen from a dark place, 660 light years
  121. HIP 97244Just seen from a dark place, 1,200 light years
  122. HIP 93666Just seen from a dark place, 1,200 light years
  123. HIP 98038Just seen from a dark place, 270 light years
  124. HIP 97607Just seen from a dark place, 1,700 light years
  125. 57 Aquilae (HIP 97967)Just seen from a dark place, 510 light years

Where this comes from

The stars and their measurements are from the HYG star database, version 4.4, by David Nash, shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. Which constellation a star belongs to follows the boundaries drawn by the International Astronomical Union, as that database gives them. To see what is up tonight, open the sky map.