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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]
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.
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 compatible with the other air signs: Gemini and Libra. But they also pair well with fire signs: Aries , Leo and Sagittarius . Fire, water, earth and air signs: Understanding the Zodiac ...
Phi Aquarii, Latinized from φ Aquarii, is the Bayer designation for a binary star [8] system in the equatorial constellation of Aquarius.It is visible to the naked eye with a combined apparent visual magnitude of +4.223. [2]
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.
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 ...
Kappa Aquarii (κ Aquarii, abbreviated Kappa Aqr, κ Aqr) is a probable binary star in the equatorial constellation of Aquarius. This system is visible to the naked eye, but it is faint at an apparent magnitude of 5.03. [2] Based upon parallax measurements made during the Hipparcos mission, it is around 214 light-years (66 parsecs) from the Sun ...