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Star in the constellation Aquila
This article is about e Aquilae. Not to be confused with ε Aquilae.
The spectrum of this star matches a stellar classification of M1 III. It is a red giant star with 54 times the radius of the Sun that is currently on the asymptotic giant branch. This means the star is generating energy by the fusion of hydrogen along an outer shell and helium along a concentric inner shell, surrounding an inert core of carbon and oxygen. 36 Aquilae undergoes small, periodic variations in luminosity, changing by 0.0063 magnitudes about 11.5 times per day, or once every 2 hours and 5.2 minutes.
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