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Loading contentAltair is the brightest star in Aquila, the Eagle, and one of the nearer bright stars to the Sun. Its relative closeness contributes to its prominence on summer evenings.
Altair rotates extremely rapidly — fast enough that centrifugal effect distorts it into an oblate shape, wider across the equator than pole to pole. It is one of the clearest examples of a rapidly spinning star.
Altair forms the southern corner of the Summer Triangle, together with Vega and Deneb, helping observers orient themselves along the summer Milky Way.
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