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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]
A Gerardus Mercator chart showing Aquarius overlooking Capricorn and pouring water into the mouth of the southern fish (Pisces). β Aquarii is the star in the left shoulder, just above δ Capricorni In the context of older worldviews (i.e. Egyptian , Persian and Islamic mythology ), Sadalsuud relates to the rising of the Sun when winter has ...
α Aquarii (Latinised to Alpha Aquarii) is the star's Bayer designation.WDS J22058-0019 A is its designation in the Washington Double Star Catalog.. It bore the traditional name Sadalmelik, which derived from an Arabic expression سعد الملك (sa‘d al-malik), meaning "Luck of the king" or “arm/support of God”.
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.
7 Aquarii, abbreviated 7 Aqr, is a binary star [3] system in the zodiac constellation of Aquarius. 7 Aquarii is the Flamsteed designation . It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.5; [ 2 ] the brighter component is baseline magnitude 5.62 while the faint secondary is magnitude 11.4. [ 3 ]
88 Aquarii (abbreviated 88 Aqr) is a star in the equatorial constellation of Aquarius. 88 Aquarii is the Flamsteed designation , though it also bears the Bayer designation c 2 Aquarii . In dark conditions it is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of +3.68. [ 2 ]
106 Aquarii, abbreviated 106 Aqr, is a single [11] star in the equatorial constellation of Aquarius. 106 Aquarii is the Flamsteed designation, and it also bears the Bayer designation i 1 Aquarii. It has an apparent visual magnitude of +5.2, [3] making it bright enough to be viewed from the suburbs according to the Bortle Dark-Sky Scale.