Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Eta Aquilae (η Aql, η Aquilae) is the Bayer designation for a star in the equatorial constellation of Aquila, the eagle. It was once part of the former constellation Antinous. On average, this star has an apparent visual magnitude of 3.87, making it one of the brighter members of Aquila. Based upon parallax measurements made during the Hipparcos mission, this star is located at a distance of roughly 1,382 light-years (424 parsecs), although the parallax estimate has a 44% margin of error.This is a Cepheid variable star, with an apparent magnitude that ranges from 3.5 to 4.4 over a period of 7.176641 days. Along with Delta Cephei, Zeta Geminorum and Beta Doradus, it is one of the most prominent naked eye Cepheids; that is, both the star itself and the variation in its brightness can be distinguished with the naked eye. Some other Cepheids such as Polaris are bright but have only a very small variation in brightness.At the relatively young age of 26 million years, this massive star has burned through the hydrogen fuel at its core and evolved into a supergiant, giving it a baseline stellar classification of F6 Ibv. The Ib luminosity class indicates this is a less luminous type of supergiant, while the 'v' suffix shows that the spectrum of the star varies. The periodic pulsations of this star actually cause the stellar class to vary between (F6.5–G2)Ib over the course of each cycle.Compared to the Sun, Eta Aquilae has around 9 times the mass, roughly 66 times the radius, and is radiating 11,474 times as much luminosity. This energy is being emitted from the outer envelope at an effective temperature of 6,000 K, giving it the yellow-white hued glow of an F-type star. The radius of the star varies by 4.59 × 106 km (0.007 R☉) over the course of a pulsation cycle. Compared to its neighbors, this star has a high peculiar velocity of 16.7 ± 6.9 km s–1.. }
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- Eta_Aquilae abstract "Eta Aquilae (η Aql, η Aquilae) is the Bayer designation for a star in the equatorial constellation of Aquila, the eagle. It was once part of the former constellation Antinous. On average, this star has an apparent visual magnitude of 3.87, making it one of the brighter members of Aquila. Based upon parallax measurements made during the Hipparcos mission, this star is located at a distance of roughly 1,382 light-years (424 parsecs), although the parallax estimate has a 44% margin of error.This is a Cepheid variable star, with an apparent magnitude that ranges from 3.5 to 4.4 over a period of 7.176641 days. Along with Delta Cephei, Zeta Geminorum and Beta Doradus, it is one of the most prominent naked eye Cepheids; that is, both the star itself and the variation in its brightness can be distinguished with the naked eye. Some other Cepheids such as Polaris are bright but have only a very small variation in brightness.At the relatively young age of 26 million years, this massive star has burned through the hydrogen fuel at its core and evolved into a supergiant, giving it a baseline stellar classification of F6 Ibv. The Ib luminosity class indicates this is a less luminous type of supergiant, while the 'v' suffix shows that the spectrum of the star varies. The periodic pulsations of this star actually cause the stellar class to vary between (F6.5–G2)Ib over the course of each cycle.Compared to the Sun, Eta Aquilae has around 9 times the mass, roughly 66 times the radius, and is radiating 11,474 times as much luminosity. This energy is being emitted from the outer envelope at an effective temperature of 6,000 K, giving it the yellow-white hued glow of an F-type star. The radius of the star varies by 4.59 × 106 km (0.007 R☉) over the course of a pulsation cycle. Compared to its neighbors, this star has a high peculiar velocity of 16.7 ± 6.9 km s–1.".