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| IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg) |
| Aquila |
| The Eagle |
| Origin | Ancient |
| Abbreviation | Aql |
| Genitive | Aquilae |
| Pronunciation | /ˈækwɪlə/ Áquila, occasionally /əˈkwɪlə/
genitive /ˈækwɪliː/ |
| ACK-will-uh/uh-QUILL-uh |
| Location | Celestial Equator |
| Primary Star | Altair (α Aql) |
| Right Ascention 19h 51m Declination +8° 52' |
| Martian Solar Lag δ(🜨→♂) +0.571 h (34.3 min) |
| In Greek mythology, Aquila was the Aetos Dios, the “Eagle of Zeus”. This magnificent bird was responsible for holding Zeus’s thunderbolts and occasionally running errands. One of these errands was to bring back the beautiful Prince of Troy, Ganymede, to serve as Zeus’s cupbearer. |
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