Altair
noun
Al·tair
al-ˈtī(-ə)r 
-ˈter,
ˈal-ˌtī(-ə)r,
-ˌter
: the brightest star in the constellation Aquila
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The lowest of the three stars in the Summer Triangle is Altair, the 12th brightest star in the night sky.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Before Altair, Brown held senior finance roles at NortonLifeLock, Symantec, Blue Coat, Brocade, NETGEAR, and KPMG.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
The Summer Triangle—formed by the bright stars Vega, Altair, and Deneb—is a prominent asterism that lies along the Milky Way's path.
—Harry Bennett, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The star to the lower right of Vega is Altair, the brightest star in the constellation Aquila the Eagle.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 3 Aug. 2025
The triangle’s vertices are formed by the stars Deneb, Vega, and Altair, forming a celestial isosceles triangle that’d make Euclid proud, that spans the constellations Cygnus, Lyra, and Aquila.
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 31 July 2025
Its brightest star, Altair, is the southernmost star in the Summer Triangle, which is an easy-to-locate star pattern in Northern Hemisphere summer skies.
—Jenny Porter Tilley, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 July 2025
Financing for the park comes from community and redevelopment-related funds, city bonds and a community facilities district tax levied on residents near the Great Park in the Altair, Cadence Park and Novel Park neighborhoods.
—Jonathan Horwitz, Oc Register, 7 May 2025
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Before Altair, Brown held senior finance roles at NortonLifeLock, Symantec, Blue Coat, Brocade, NETGEAR, and KPMG.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
The Summer Triangle—formed by the bright stars Vega, Altair, and Deneb—is a prominent asterism that lies along the Milky Way's path.
—Harry Bennett, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The star to the lower right of Vega is Altair, the brightest star in the constellation Aquila the Eagle.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 3 Aug. 2025
The triangle’s vertices are formed by the stars Deneb, Vega, and Altair, forming a celestial isosceles triangle that’d make Euclid proud, that spans the constellations Cygnus, Lyra, and Aquila.
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 31 July 2025
Its brightest star, Altair, is the southernmost star in the Summer Triangle, which is an easy-to-locate star pattern in Northern Hemisphere summer skies.
—Jenny Porter Tilley, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 July 2025
Financing for the park comes from community and redevelopment-related funds, city bonds and a community facilities district tax levied on residents near the Great Park in the Altair, Cadence Park and Novel Park neighborhoods.
—Jonathan Horwitz, Oc Register, 7 May 2025
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“Altair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Altair. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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