Aquarius
Quick Facts| Name: | Aquarius
ack-KWAIR-ee-us | | Meaning: | Water Bearer | | Abbreviation: | Aqr | | Genitive: | Aquarii | | Visible in Latitudes: | 65° thru -90° | | Viewing Season: | Fall | | Best Seen In: | October, 9:00 pm | | Transit Date: | August 23 | | Right Ascension: | 22.71 hours | | Declination: | -10.2 degrees | | Area: | 979.854 sq. degrees |
Star Diagram
About AquariusAquarius, the Water Bearer, is one the oldest known constellations and has not changed much in appearance. Not very much is known about the mythology of Aquarius other than that he ruled over much of the sky known as the 'Sea' in ancient Babylon.
Named Stars | | | | Name | Star |
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| Sadalmelik | Alpha Aqr | | Sadalsuud | Beta Aqr | | Sadalachbia | Gamma Aqr | | Skat | Delta Aqr | | Albali | Epsilon Aqr | | Ancha | Theta Aqr | | Situla | Kappa Aqr |
Messier Objects | | | | Name | Type |
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| M2 | Globular Cluster | | M72 | Globular Cluster | | M73 | Asterism |
Neighboring Constellations
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