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This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Aquarius, sorted by decreasing brightness. Name B F G. Var HD ... List of stars by constellation; References ...
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]
Associated stars Description Image 1 Ashvini - अश्विनी "physician to the Gods" β "Sheratan" and γ "Mesarthim" Arietis: Lord: Ketu (South lunar node) Symbol : Horse's head; Deity : Ashvins, the horse-headed twins who are physicians to the gods; Indian zodiac: 0° - 13°20' Mesha; Western zodiac 23°46 Aries - 7°06' Taurus; 2 ...
All stars but one can be associated with an IAU (International Astronomical Union) constellation. IAU constellations are areas of the sky. Although there are only 88 IAU constellations, the sky is actually divided into 89 irregularly shaped boxes as the constellation Serpens is split into two separate sections, Serpens Caput (the snake's head) to the west and Serpens Cauda (the snake's tail ...
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.
The following is a list of variable stars that are well-known, ... Aquarius: Karl Ludwig Harding, 1810 5 m.8 12 m.4 6.9: 387 d Mira variable (M) T Aqr: Aquarius
In 2016, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) [2] to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN's first bulletin, dated July 2016, [3] included a table of 125 stars comprising the first two batches of names approved by the WGSN (on 30 June and 20 July 2016) together with names of stars adopted by the IAU Executive Committee ...
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