Star
Altair
The flying eagle — fastest-spinning bright star.
Visible tonight?
Below horizon · rises 10:41
- Rises
- 10:41
- Transit
- 17:08
- Sets
- 23:36
Twelfth-brightest star; rotates so fast it bulges visibly at its equator.
Observing
Forms the Summer Triangle with Vega and Deneb.
See also