Star
Altair
The flying eagle — fastest-spinning bright star.
Visible tonight?
Below horizon · rises 07:40
- Rises
- 07:40
- Transit
- 14:07
- Sets
- 20:35
Twelfth-brightest star; rotates so fast it bulges visibly at its equator.
Observing
Forms the Summer Triangle with Vega and Deneb.
See also