BETA AQUILAE

'Beta Aquilae' (β Aql / β Aquilae) is a star in the constellation Aquila. It also has the traditional name 'Alshain' from the Arabic term الشاهين ''aš-šāhīn'' "the (peregrine) falcon". This pseudo-Arabic name is derived from the Persian ''Šāhīn tarāzū'' (or possibly ''Šāhīn tara zed''; see γ Aquilae), the Persian name for the asterism α, β and γ Aquilae. In Persian, ''Šāhīn'' means "royal falcon", "beam", and "pointer".
Beta Aquilae has magnitude 3.71 and is of spectral class G8IV. It is approximately 44.7 light years from Earth. It has a 12th magnitude companion, 'β Aquilae B', which is 13 arcseconds away on the sky.

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In Fiction

Location

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In Fiction

: See ''Beta Aquilae in fiction''.

Location

The star's location in the constellation of Aquila is shown in the following map:

External links

★ ARICNS

★ Beta Aquilae by Professor Jim Kaler.