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Artwork of the star Altair

author: S.Numazawa/APB/Novapix

reference: a-eto99-00007

Image Size 300 DPI: 8 * 6 cm

Altair is the brightest star of the constellation of Aquila. It is an "A" type located 17 light years away from Earth. Its rotation is extremely fast which gives it an oblate shape.

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Keywords for this photo:

A STAR - ALTAIR - AQUILA - ASTRONOMY - EAGLE - ILLUSTRATION - STAR -