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English: A-type main-sequence star 17 ly away in the constellation Aquila - Currently located in the G-cloud interstellar gas and dust accumulation - 2 times the Sun's diameter at the equator - Flattened at the poles due to its high rate of rotation (286 km/s at the equator) - First directly imaged main-sequence star (apart from the Sun) -
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