Alpha Scuti
star in the constellation Scutum
Alpha Scuti is a orange giant star in the constellation of Scutum. It was discovered that it is originally part of the Aquila constellation, because of this, it was later designated as 1 Aquilae.
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It is 20 times that of the radius of the Sun, a mass of 1.33 times that of the Sun. It is still faintly visible to the naked eye.