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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 ...
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.
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 ...
Gamma Aquarii, or γ Aquarii, is a binary star system [6] in the constellation of Aquarius.It has an apparent visual magnitude of 3.849, [2] making it one of the brighter members of the constellation.
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