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Aquarius is an equatorial constellation of the zodiac, between Capricornus and Pisces. Its name is Latin for "water-carrier" or "cup-carrier", and its old astronomical symbol is (♒︎), a representation of water. Aquarius is one of the oldest of the recognized constellations along the zodiac (the Sun 's apparent path). [2]
Aquarius (♒︎) (Greek: Ὑδροχόος, romanized: Hydrokhóos, Latin for "water-bearer") is the eleventh astrological sign in the zodiac, originating from the constellation Aquarius. Under the tropical zodiac, the Sun is in the Aquarius sign between about January 20 and February 18. [2] Aquarius is one of the three air signs, alongside ...
See Star Name – R.H.Allen p. 53. ^ a b c ε Aqr as Nir Saad Bula or Lucida Fortunæ Dissipantis (the brightest of luck of the swallower) and the common name is Albali. μ Aqr and ν Aqr was already designated as the common name Albulaan, the plural form of al Bulaʽ. ^ a b Høg, E.; et al. (2000).
Saturn Nebula. NGC 7009. Helix Nebula. NGC 7293. Constellation map. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aquarius (constellation).
The Helix Nebula (also known as NGC 7293 or Caldwell 63) is a planetary nebula (PN) located in the constellation Aquarius. Discovered by Karl Ludwig Harding, most likely before 1824, this object is one of the closest of all the bright planetary nebulae to Earth. [3] The distance, measured by the Gaia mission, is 655±13 light-years. [4]
The Age of Aquarius, in astrology, is either the current or forthcoming astrological age, depending on the method of calculation.Astrologers maintain that an astrological age is a product of the Earth's slow precessional rotation and lasts for 2,160 years, on average (one 25,920-year period of precession, or Great Year, divided by 12 zodiac signs equals a 2,160 year astrological age).
data. Alpha Aquarii, officially named Sadalmelik (/ ˌsædəlˈmɛlɪk /), [15] is a single yellow supergiant star in the constellation of Aquarius. The apparent visual magnitude of 2.94 [2] makes this the second-brightest star in Aquarius. Based upon parallax measurements made by the Gaia spacecraft, it is located at a distance of roughly 690 ...
Some other constellations are mythologically associated with the zodiacal ones: Piscis Austrinus, The Southern Fish, is attached to Aquarius. In classical maps, it swallows the stream poured out of Aquarius' pitcher, but perhaps it formerly just swam in it. Aquila, The Eagle, was possibly associated with the zodiac by virtue of its main star ...