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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]
LL Aquarii is an eclipsing binary star system in the equatorial constellation of Aquarius, abbreviated LL Aqr.At peak brightness it has a combined apparent visual magnitude of 9.23, [1] which is too dim to be visible to the naked eye.
Zeta Aquarii (ζ Aquarii, ζ Aqr) is the Bayer designation for a triple star system, [7] the central star of the "water jar" asterism [9] in the equatorial constellation of Aquarius. The combined apparent visual magnitude of this system is 3.65, [2] which is readily visible to the naked eye.
Alpha Aquarii, officially named Sadalmelik (/ ˌ s æ d əl ˈ m ɛ l ɪ k /), [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.
Theta Aquarii (θ Aquarii, abbreviated Theta Aqr, θ Aqr), officially named Ancha / ˈ æ ŋ k ə / [7] (distinguish Ankaa, with the same pronunciation), is a star in the equatorial constellation of Aquarius. Visible to the naked eye at apparent magnitude 4.175, [2] it is located at a distance of around 187 light-years (57 parsecs) from the Sun ...
Delta Aquarii (δ Aquarii, abbreviated Delta Aqr, δ Aqr), officially named Skat / ˈ s k æ t /, [16] is the third-brightest star in the constellation of Aquarius.The apparent visual magnitude is 3.3, [17] which can be seen with the naked eye.
Beta Aquarii is a single [14] yellow supergiant star in the constellation of Aquarius.It has the official name Sadalsuud (/ ˌ s æ d əl ˈ s uː ə d /) [15] and the Bayer designation β Aquarii, abbreviated Beta Aqr or β Aqr.
Lambda Aquarii, informally known as Hydor (/ ˈ h aɪ d ɔːr /), [12] [13] is a variable star in the equatorial constellation of Aquarius. The name is Latinized from the Bayer designation λ Aquarii. The apparent visual magnitude of this star ranges from 3.57 down to 3.80, [3] which is bright enough to be visible with the naked eye.