Abstract
We present an analysis of observations of the bright star Altair (α Aql) obtained using the star camera on the Wide Field Infrared Explorer (WIRE) satellite. Although Altair lies within the 6 Scuti instability strip, previous observations have not revealed the presence of oscillations. However, the WIRE observations show Altair to be a low-amplitude (Δm < 1 parts per thousand [ppt]) δ Scuti star with at least seven modes present. © 2005. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.
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Buzasi, D. L., Bruntt, H., Bedding, T. R., Retter, A., Kjeldsen, H., Preston, H. L., … Laher, R. (2005). Altair: The Brightest δ Scuti Star. The Astrophysical Journal, 619(2), 1072–1076. https://doi.org/10.1086/426704
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