V Aquilae

Star: V Aquilae

Stellar Classification: CII

Background Information: V Aquilae belongs to the Aquila constellation and is in the northern sky. Aquila means "eagle" in Latin, and is named after the bird in Greco-Roman mythology that carried Zeus/Jupiter's thunderbolts. In addition, this constellation is most visible in the summer and is located along the Milky Way. 

Chemical Composition of V Aquilae:

Abundance of carbon

Spectrum Analysis of Most Abundant Chemical (carbon):




Location in Space:

Right ascension: 19^h 04^m 24.155^s

Declination: −05° 41′ 05.44″       

Resources:

(n.d.). Retrieved September 28, 2015, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquila_(constellation)

(n.d.). Retrieved September 28, 2015, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_Aquilae

Spectra of Different Atoms. (n.d.). Retrieved September 28, 2015, from http://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~pogge/Ast350/Labs/Lamps/

Target Lists. (n.d.). Retrieved September 28, 2015, from http://www.skymap.com/smp_target_lists.htm#Carbon_stars

Report 25-260714. (n.d.). Retrieved September 28, 2015, from http://www.alexstargazing.net/Report/25-260714.html