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==Nomenclature== [[File:AquilaCC.jpg|thumb|left|Altair is the brightest star in the constellation Aquila.]] ''α Aquilae'' ([[Latinisation of names|Latinised]] to ''Alpha Aquilae'') is the star's [[Bayer designation]]. The traditional name ''Altair'' has been used since medieval times. It is an abbreviation of the [[Arabic]] phrase {{lang|ar|النسر الطائر}} ''Al-Nisr Al-Ṭa'ir'', "{{lang|en|the flying eagle}}".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/altair|title=the definition of altair|website=www.dictionary.com|language=en|access-date=2018-09-30}}</ref> In 2016, the [[International Astronomical Union]] organized a [[Working Group on Star Names]] (WGSN)<ref name="WGSN">{{cite web | url=https://www.iau.org/science/scientific_bodies/working_groups/280/ | title=IAU Working Group on Star Names (WGSN)|access-date=22 May 2016}}</ref> to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN's first bulletin of July 2016<ref name="WGSN1">{{cite web | url=http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~emamajek/WGSN/WGSN_bulletin1.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~emamajek/WGSN/WGSN_bulletin1.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live | title=Bulletin of the IAU Working Group on Star Names, No. 1 |access-date=28 July 2016}}</ref> included a table of the first two batches of names approved by the WGSN, which included ''Altair'' for this star. It is now so entered in the IAU Catalog of Star Names.<ref name="IAU-CSN">{{cite web | url=http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~emamajek/WGSN/IAU-CSN.txt | title=IAU Catalog of Star Names |access-date=28 July 2016}}</ref> {{clear left}}
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