What stars does the constellation Aquarius consist of? What does the constellation Aquarius look like (photo). List of notable and visible stars in the constellation Aquarius
Each of the twelve signs of the Zodiac has its own romantic legend. From January 21, Aquarius comes into its own. This constellation has several names. Among the Arabs it is Sakib-al-ma, among the Romans it is Acuarius, among the Greeks it is called Hydrochos. All these names are translated as - a person who pours water.
Aquarius is a zodiac constellation. It is best seen at night from August to October. Around Aquarius are the constellations Cetus, Southern Pisces, Capricorn, Eagle, Pegasus and the Lesser Horse. In the vast area occupied by the constellation Aquarius on the celestial sphere, about 90 stars can be seen with the naked eye on a clear and moonless night, but only seven of them are brighter than fourth magnitude. They are located in the form of a strongly curved arc. In its middle part, the five brightest stars form some semblance of a vessel from which a stream of water flows. But it is still very difficult in this configuration of stars to see a young man holding a large jug from which water flows. This is exactly how this constellation was depicted on ancient star maps and star atlases. A handsome curly-haired young man with a jug in his hands...
Meanwhile, the constellation Aquarius reminds us of the terrible flood that Zeus sent to Earth. According to one of the Greek legends, at the turn of the Copper and Iron Ages, people were especially evil and bloodthirsty. They did not sow, did not plow, did not raise livestock, did not build cities, but fought with each other all the time. And there were no right or wrong in those wars, only an insatiable thirst for blood. For this, almighty Zeus hated the entire human race and decided to destroy it by sending a terrible rain. 
Only two people knew about Zeus' decision and expected a mournful day. These were Deucalion, the son of Prometheus, and his wife Pyrrha. Prometheus, chained to a rock, advised his son to build a ship for salvation and stock up on food in anticipation of an ominous day. Therefore, when Zeus sent continuous torrential rain to Earth, which flooded everything around, the couple were able to escape. But they were overcome by the fear that they might remain alone among these endless waters. And then they made a thanksgiving sacrifice to Zeus, who saved them from this flood. When the water subsided, Zeus sent the messenger of the gods Hermes to Earth to find out what Deucalion wanted, for, having had mercy, the Thunderer decided to fulfill any of his wishes. Deucalion replied that he had only one desire - for Zeus to populate the Earth with people again. He agreed and asked to tell Deucalion that he and his wife, when descending from the mountain into the valley, throw stones back. The couple collected stones and did everything as Zeus commanded. As a result, the stones of Deucalion turned into tall, slender men, and the stones of Pyrrha into beautiful women. From them arose the Hellenic civilization. New people began to build a new life, and the noble Deucalion was awarded immortality and flaunts in the sky as the constellation Aquarius.
Constellation Aquarius
Aquarius(Aquarius) is a large zodiac constellation located between Capricorn and Pisces. Aquarius is home to the radiant of the Delta Aquarids meteor shower, active in late July.
As a rule, the Sun is in the constellation from February 16 to March 11. The most favorable visibility conditions are in August-September. The constellation is better visible in the central and southern regions of Russia.
First classification - Yerkes classification taking into account luminosity (ICC). An additional factor influencing the appearance of the spectrum is the density of the outer layers of the star, which in turn depends on its mass and density, that is, ultimately, on its luminosity. SrII, BaII, FeII, TiII are especially strongly affected by luminosity, which leads to differences in the spectra of giant stars and dwarfs of the same Harvard spectral classes. The dependence of the type of spectrum on luminosity is reflected in the newer Yerkes classification, developed at the Yerkes Observatory by W. Morgan, F. Keenan and E. Kelman, also called the ICC after the initials of its authors. In accordance with this classification, the star is assigned a Harvard spectral class and luminosity class:
Second classification - Basic (Harvard) spectral classification, developed at the Harvard Observatory in 1890-1924, is a temperature classification based on the type and relative intensity of the absorption and emission lines of the spectra of stars. Within the class, stars are divided into subclasses from 0 (hottest) to 9 (coldest). The Sun has a spectral class of G2 and an equivalent photosphere temperature of 5780 K.
Stars of the constellation Aquarius
Sadalsuud\ Beta (β Aquarii) is the brightest star in the constellation. The star is a hot yellow supergiant G0 Ib. Its temperature is about 5400K. It is located 611.2 light years from Earth. And it shines 2,200 times more than the Sun. Its diameter is 50 times larger than the Sun. It is believed that the stars Enif, Sadalsuud and Sadalmelik were born together in a stellar association as class B stars; they all have the same age, mass, and they all produced carbon from helium nuclei. These stars move almost perpendicular to the plane of our Galaxy. Sadalsuud consists of three optical components, but they may be connected to each other.
Sadalmelik\ Alpha (α Aquarii) is the second brightest in the constellation. The star is a yellow supergiant G2Ib. Its temperature is 5,400 K. Its luminosity is 3,000 times greater than the sun. And the diameter is 60 times larger than the sun. The star is in the last stage of its evolution. Sadalmelik is a hybrid star. The star has an optical companion CCDM J22058-0019B. The star is located at a distance of 757.6 light. years. from U.S. This star is 53 million years old.
Scat\ Delta (δ Aquarii) is the third brightest star in the constellation. Skat is an A3V white main sequence star. The star is located at a distance of 159.4 light. years from us. The star is 2 times larger in mass, 2.4 times larger in radius and 26 times the luminosity of the Sun. Its temperature is about 8700K. Its age is estimated from 500 to 600 million years. Skat possibly has a companion with an orbital period of about 483 days.
Hydor\ Lambda (λ Aquarii) is a red giant M2.5IIIa. It is located at a distance of 391.1 sv. years from us. It is classified as an LB irregular variable star. Its temperature is 3300K. Its radius is 100 times larger than the Sun. The star emits most of its energy in the infrared region of the spectrum.
Albali\ Epsilon (ε Aquarii) is an A1.5V white star. The star is located at a distance of about 229.3 light. years from Earth. The star is 3 times larger in mass, 2 times in radius and luminosity is 40 times brighter than the Sun. Its temperature is 9400 K.
Sadachbia\ Gamma (γ Aquarii) is a white star A0V. The star is located at a distance of 157.6 light. years from us. The star is 3 times larger in mass, 3 times in radius and luminosity 62 times brighter than the Sun. Its temperature is 9800K. The star has a companion with an orbital period of 58 days.
Hydria\ Eta (η Aquarii) is a blue-white subgiant B9IV-Vn. It is located at a distance of 183.3 sv. years from Earth. The star is 3 times larger in mass, 2.6 times in radius and luminosity 104 times brighter than the Sun. Its temperature is 11,400 K. And its age is 175 million years. Rotation speed - 245 km/s.
Tau1 Aquarii - (τ1 Aquarii) - a star system of 4 components. The main star is the blue-white star B9V. Located at a distance of 259.6 sv. years from Earth. It is 18 times larger than the Sun in mass, 7 times in radius and 20,000 times in luminosity. Its temperature is 11,000K.
Tau²(τ² Aquarii) - orange giant K5III. The star is located at a distance of about 229.3 light. years from Earth. Its temperature is 9,400 K.
Ancha\ Theta (θ Aquarii) is a G8III yellow giant. It is located at a distance of 191.2 sv. years from Earth. Its temperature is 4900K. The star is 2.8 times larger in mass, 15.4 times in radius and luminosity 83 times brighter than the Sun.
91ψ1\ Psi1 (ψ1 Aquarii) is an orange K0III giant in a triple star system. Its companions are HD 219430 B and C. Companion B is the orange star K3V. Star 91 is 2.5 times larger in mass, 8.5 times larger in radius and 33 times larger in luminosity than the Sun. Its temperature is 4700 K. It is located at a distance of 148.3 sv. years from Earth.
Psi²(ψ² Aquarii) is a blue-white B5V star. It is located at a distance of 321.6 sv. years from us. Its radius is 4.6 times that of the Sun. Its temperature is 15,000K.
Psi3(ψ³ Aquarii) - double star system. The main star is A0V. The star is located at a distance of 248.7 light. years from us. The star is 3.1 times larger in mass, 2.1 times in radius and luminosity 40 times brighter than the Sun. Its temperature is 9800 K.
Iota(ι Aquarii) is a blue-white star B8V. The star is located at a distance of 173 light. years from us. Her age is estimated at 30 - 60 million years. Its temperature is 11,300K. The star is 2.7 times larger in radius than the Sun.
99 b² Aquarii is a K4III orange giant. The star is located at a distance of 310 light. years from us. Its temperature is 3500 - 5000K. Its radius is 0.9 solar, its mass is 0.8 solar and its luminosity is 0.4 solar.
Omega1(ω1 Aquarii) is a white star A7IV (F0IV). The star is located at a distance of 134 light. years from us. Its temperature is 7,500 - 10,000K. The star is 3.1 times larger in mass, 2.1 times in radius and 40 times more luminous than the Sun.
Omega²(ω² Aquarii) is a blue-white star B9 V. It is located at a distance of 154 ly. years from us. Its temperature is 10,500K. The star is 2 times larger in mass and 4.2 times larger in radius of the Sun.
101 b3 Aquarii is a double star. The main star is A0V. It is located at a distance of 320 sv. years from us. Its temperature is about 9000K. The star is 2.7 times larger in mass and 4.2 times larger in radius of the Sun.
88 c2 Aquarii is a K1III orange giant. It is located at a distance of 234 sv. years from us.
Bunda\ Xi (ξ Aquarii) is a spectroscopic binary system. The main star is the white main sequence star A7V. It is located at a distance of about 179 sv. years from Earth. Its radius is 2.1 solar, its mass is 3.1 solar and its luminosity is 40 solar. Its temperature is 7500 - 10,000K.
Seat\Pi (π Aquarii) is a blue-white B1Ve star. It is classified as a Gamma Cassiopeiae variable star. It is located at a distance of about 1100 sv. years from Earth. Its radius is 6 solar, its mass is 13 solar and its luminosity is 15,000 - 17,500 solar. Its temperature is 26,500K.
Deep space objects in the constellation Aquarius
Star clusters
M2(NGC 7089) - globular star cluster. Diameter M2 is about 174 light. years, contains about 150,000 stars. The first discoverer was Jean Dominique Maraldi, 09/11/1746. Class - II. Distance from Earth - 37,474 sv. years.
M 72(NGC 6981) - globular cluster. First discoverer Pierre Mechain 08/29/1780 The faintest globular cluster in the Messier catalog. The distance from Earth is 55,362 light years and lies at a considerable distance beyond the center of the Galaxy. Size in diameter - 106 cm. years.
M 73(NGC 6994) - open cluster. M73 contains four stars of 10-12 magnitude. First discoverer Charles Messier 10/04/1780 Distance from Earth - 2,498 sv. years. Diameter size - 1, 02 St. year.
Nebulae
NGC 7009(Saturn Nebula) - planetary nebula. First discoverer William Herschel 09/07/1782 Distance from Earth - 2000-4000 sv. years. Photographic magnitude (B) 8.3.
NGC 7293(Helix Nebula) - planetary nebula. The first discoverer was Carl Ludwig Harding in 1824. The predecessor star was a “main sequence” star similar to the Sun. It is located at a distance of 650 sv. years from Earth. One of the closest nebulae to Earth. Its size is 2.5 cm. d. The speed of expansion of the nebula into space is 31 km/s. The age of the nebula is 10,600 years.
Galaxies
NGC 7252- lenticular galaxy (SB0). First discoverer William Herschel 10/26/1785 Photographic magnitude mB 12.1. These are two galaxies that began interacting a billion years ago. An X-ray study revealed that there is an active black hole in the center of the galaxy. The galaxy is located at a distance of 220 million light years from Earth. years.
NGC 7257- spiral barred galaxy (SBBC). The first discoverer is Albert Martha 10/01/1864. Photographic magnitude mB 13.7.
NGC 7600- elliptical galaxy E-S0. The first discoverer was William Herschel on September 10, 1785. Located at a distance of about 160 million St. years from Earth. Photographic magnitude mB 12.9. Redshift +0.011541 ± 0.000267.
NGC 7723- barred spiral galaxy (SBb). The first discoverer was William Herschel on November 27, 1785. Redshift +0.006261 ± 0.000163. The galaxy is located at a distance of 79.86 million light years from Earth. years. Diameter size - 81,400 St. years.
NGC 7727- barred spiral galaxy SBa/P. Perhaps the galaxy NGC 7727 is a merger of two galaxies. The first discoverer was William Herschel on November 27, 1785. is located at a distance of 76 million sv. years. Photographic magnitude mB 11.6. Redshift +0.006131 ± 0.000073.
There are patterns in the night sky that are very difficult to see while in the city. Their elements are located very far from the Earth or emit so little light that they can only be seen on a clear night, standing in an open field, out of reach. Such celestial patterns include the constellation Aquarius.
Observation
In urban conditions, especially in northern latitudes, finding it in the sky is not easy, although it is possible. The best time for observation is summer. The reference point for the search is a clearly visible sign immediately below which Aquarius is located. Its silhouette is more expressive in the south of the country.
The constellation Aquarius in the sky can be recognized by the more or less bright Jug asterism related to it. It is formed by five luminaries, visually creating an inverted Y with Zeta Aquarius in the middle.
Myths
The constellation Aquarius is not surrounded by legends. The reason for this lies in the relative dullness of its elements. However, several mythological stories are still connected with it. In Ancient Greece, Aquarius was associated with Ganymede, who was called to Olympus by Zeus. The handsome young man was supposed to serve as a cupbearer to the gods. In return, the Thunderer promised Ganymede immortality. Hera intervened in Zeus's plans, not wanting to see the young man among her entourage. As a result, Ganymede gained its promised immortality by becoming a constellation. To this day he pours wine from a jug.
Aquarius was also associated with the legend of the flood, and also served as a harbinger of irrigation work.
The brightest
Despite some inexpressiveness, the constellation Aquarius itself, the stars and others included in its composition, are worthy of attention. The most noticeable of them are the alpha and beta constellations, which have their own names: Sadalmelik and Sadalsuud, respectively. The second star is the brightest. Beta Aquarii is 600 light years away from Earth. Its mass is 6 times greater than the Sun, and its diameter is 50 times. The luminosity of Sadalsuud is 2200 times greater than that of our luminary. However, from Earth, Beta Aquarii appears brighter than Alpha only due to the smaller distance separating the two cosmic objects.
Another feature of Sadalsuud is clearly visible through a telescope. It is a system of three components.
Mysterious
Sadalmelik is a star that is in no hurry to reveal its secrets to astronomers. It has a luminosity and diameter 3 thousand and 60 times, respectively, greater than those of the Sun. The measurements obtained suggest that Alpha Aquarius is approaching the end of its existence. According to the accumulated data, luminaries with similar characteristics, as a rule, are variables of the Delta Cepheus type. However, in practice, Sadalmelik cannot be classified in this class. And this is one of its main secrets: the reasons why the “behavior” of the star does not agree with the theory and previously obtained information about similar objects are incomprehensible.
Scientists have classified Alpha Aquarii as a type of hybrid star. The surface temperature of Sadalmelik is close to the sun, therefore, taking into account other characteristics, it should have the same corona that is observed on our luminary on the days of a total eclipse. Similar in temperature, but having a higher temperature, do not have such decoration. Their magnetic field produces a strong circumstellar wind, much cooler than the surface. Sadalmelik, again deviating from theory, has both the crown and the wind.
Symbiotic variable
The constellation Aquarius is distinguished by several objects of great scientific interest. One of them is R Aquarii, a variable star located 650 light-years from the Sun. Changes in its brilliance were noticed as early as the 19th century. Today the star is classified as a symbiotic variable. R Aquarii is a system of two stars that are very different in their characteristics - a red giant and a white dwarf, “cooperating” with each other, like organisms forming a biological symbiosis.
It has such a huge diameter that the outer part of its atmosphere slowly flows into the surrounding space. The impressive size leads to another consequence. The gas shell of the giant flows to the neighboring one. Part of the incoming substance accumulates on the surface of the small companion. When its temperature and density reach a certain critical value, the attracted substance will explode. The white dwarf will not be damaged.
The two objects are surrounded by a nebula, which is the remnants of a once exploding nova-like star. Although many oddities have been explained, R Aquarii remains a mysterious object. The reasons for some features of the star's brightness curve have still not been found.
Snail and Saturn
The nebula surrounding R Aquarii is not the only one in the constellation. In its southern part, an object designated NGC 7293 or the Helix Nebula (aka Helix) was discovered. It is the closest to us among all similar cosmic formations.
The constellation Aquarius (photo of the object is presented below) boasts another beautiful nebula. It is called Saturn or NGC 7009. Indeed, in photographs taken from a certain distance, the silhouette of the object resembles a gas giant of the Solar System.
The constellation Aquarius also “contains” within its borders the beautiful globular cluster M2, which is larger in size than many similar objects. There is also an open cluster here.
Although Aquarius is a dim celestial design, it is worthy of the significance that astronomy gives it. Constellations like it are not easy to spot in the sky, but when studied through a telescope, amazing secrets and beauties of the Universe are revealed.
"The stars on the shoulders of Aquarius act like Saturn and Mercury, the same applies to the stars on the left arm and cloak; the stars on the hips - like Mercury and Saturn, respectively, to a greater and lesser extent; the stars on the stream of water - Saturn and, to some extent, to Jupiter..."
Claudius Ptolemy. About the influence of stars. "Tetrabiblos" 2nd century
“Astronomy is currently not a compulsory subject in school and is taught as an elective... Therefore, I hope that someone will be interested in the constellation Aquarius in pictures, myths and diagrams.
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Fig.1. Constellation Aquarius, ♒, diagram
The constellation Aquarius (Aquarius) is the second largest angular area constellation of the zodiac group. Among all the constellations of the celestial sphere (nebosphere), Aquarius ranks 10th, and among the constellations of the Southern Hemisphere it is a confident sixth (980 sq. degrees) after the constellation Centaurus.
Despite its rather large size, the Sun is directly in Aquarius for only 24 days, since the ecliptic line passes through almost the narrowest part of the constellation.
The celestial equator line passes through the constellation Aquarius near its northern border. Therefore, Aquarius is an equatorial constellation of the southern hemisphere and at the bottom it borders with constellations unfamiliar to northerners - Microscope, Southern Pisces and Sculptor, in the east - with the constellation Cetus, then goes clockwise Fish, Pegasus, Small Horse, Dolphin, Eagle and Capricorn.
The Sun is currently passing through the constellation Aquarius from February 16 to March 12: Aquarius (Aquarius, ♒), in terms of distance occupied along the ecliptic, ranks only eighth among the zodiac constellations.
Aquarius in Russia is a setting, fully visible seasonal constellation (declination -25.5° to +2.75°) and is at its midnight climax from July 29 to September 20.
In Moscow, the Moscow region and generally at the latitude of Moscow, Aquarius is available for observation from April to January, although in April, May and January it is only partially visible.
Stars and diagram of the constellation Aquarius
In the constellation Aquarius there are only two relatively bright stars, sun-like in spectrum Sadalsuud(β Aqr, 2.9 m) and slightly yellowish Sadalmelik(α Aqr, 2.95 m) - their visible brightness is only slightly higher than the nominal third magnitude. Despite the large size of the constellation, there are no navigation stars in it; neither Sadalsuud nor Sadalmelik were bright enough to be included in this list.
Stars of the fourth magnitude, which have their own name, can be arranged in descending order of brightness (apparent magnitude) as follows: Scat(δAqr, 3.27 m); Sadaltager(ζ 1 Aqr, 3.65 m); Ghidorah(λ Aqr, 3.73 m); Albali(ε Aqr, 3.78 m) and Sadakhbiya(γ Aqr,3.86 m).
The boundaries of the constellation and most of the visible stars are depicted in Figure 2, which is a view of the constellation Aquarius at the moment of its culmination (it is customary to represent constellations in astronomy from this perspective):
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Rice. 2. Constellation Aquarius. Historical names of the brightest and most noticeable stars.
In the constellation Aquarius there are only 25 stars with a brilliance of the fifth magnitude, and five of them received their own names: Hydria(η Aqr, 4.04 m); Ancha(θ Aqr; 4.17 m); Albulaan(ν Aqr; 4.5 m); Bunda(ε Aqr; 4.68 m); Seat(π Aqr; 4.8 m). To this list it is necessary to add one more Situlu(κ Aqr; 5.04 m), her name is approved by the IAU (IAU - International Astronomical Union /International Astronomical Union/).
In total, thirteen stars in the constellation Aquarius received names within the European-Middle Eastern tradition.
A list of more than 160 Aquarius stars, their attractions and features can be found by calling up the list:
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In the constellation Aquarius, it is worth highlighting one object that deserves special consideration - the M2 star cluster:
Aquarius globular star cluster Messier 2, M2, NGC 7089
Globular star cluster Aquarius M2- this is the only object of the galactic-scale constellation that can be seen with the naked eye as a nebulous spot located 5° north of Beta Aquarii - Sadalsuud (Fig. 2), a line leads to it Sadaltager(ζ 1 Aqr) - Sadalmelik(αAqr). Since the apparent magnitude of the cluster is about 6.5 m, its visual observation requires high levels of atmospheric transparency and the absence of lunar illumination.
Visible to the naked eye, M2 is about 8 arcminutes in diameter, and its bright central region is about 5". It has now been established (by the GAIA project) that globular cluster stars can be found within a diameter of 16 arcminutes. The absolute magnitude of the cluster center is -9.02 m, which is 500,000 times the brightness of the Sun.
Cluster M2 It was first discovered by Giovanni Maraldi on September 11, 1746. Exactly 14 years later, on September 11, 1760, it was independently discovered by Charles Messier and included in his catalog as a nebula Messier 2. The fact is that even in the best telescopes of that time, the globular cluster looked like a hazy round spot with a very bright central part. In order to see individual stars from the edge of the cluster, it took another twenty years of development of optics, and to see the brightest stars in the dazzling center of the cluster (as in the photo of the subsection's splash screen) it took another 250 years!
The M2 cluster is located at a distance of 37,500 light years from the Sun and about 33,500 light years from the center (galactic coordinates: longitude 53.38°, latitude −35.78°).
M2 has a diameter of 175 light years, contains about 150,000 stars and is one of the brightest and most compact globular clusters - its density is classified as class 2 (immediately after superdense clusters). The brightest M2 stars are red and yellow giants of magnitude 13 (photo), while the apparent brightness of the remaining stars does not exceed 16 m.
The M2 globular cluster is one of the oldest formations, its age is estimated at 13 billion years. (for comparison, the age of the Universe is 13.8±3 billion years, the age of the Milky Way galaxy is 12.5±3 billion years, according to the general theory, the age of the halo = Age of the Universe is 0.4 billion years, the age of the Sun is 4.6 billion. years, the age of the Earth is 4.5 billion years). The cluster was captured by our galaxy about 10 billion years ago, as a result of which it has a very elongated galactic orbit outside the plane of the galactic arms and is currently approaching the Solar system at a speed of 6.7 km/s, that is, for our descendants it will look increasingly brighter and brighter.
Within the constellation Aquarius are the radiants of two notable meteor showers: Eta Aquarids and Delta Aquarids.
Eta Aquarids- a more intense meteor shower, at its maximum on May 5, the flow density can be up to 35 meteors per hour, the main color of the bursts of meteor plumes is yellow. The radiant of the shower coincides with the location of the Jug asterism.
The Eta Aquariids meteor shower is a dust plume from Comet Halley, and Planet Earth passes through it from April 21 to May 12. Very often, shortly after passing the peak density, approximately between May 9 and 11, one can observe a long and bright flight of fireballs.
Delta Aquarids is the name of two meteor showers, the Southern Delta Aquarids and the Northern Delta Aquarids, whose radiants are located near the star Scat(δ Aqr), the peak of the first meteor shower occurs on July 29 (20 meteors per hour), and the second on August 6 (up to 10 meteors per hour), the streams appeared as a result of the disintegration of ancient circumsolar comets.
As we have already seen, in the constellation Aquarius there are only two relatively noticeable bright stars, but there are as many as 14 stars of the third and fourth magnitude that are close in brightness. To build visual diagrams for dim constellations, it is more convenient to use a map with discretely ranked and brightness-enhanced images of stars (Fig. 3)
As can be seen from the figure, the constellation Aquarius contains a large number of stars of similar brightness, which make it possible to create many options for visualization schemes. (You can practice finding these options on a larger picture of the constellation star map by clicking on the picture).
Aquarius constellation chart by star
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Aquarius - lat.), the brightest stars.
Asterism "Jug" (lilac lines) and one of the variants of the contour drawing of Aquarius
In ancient constellations, simple figures are not enough to depict their characters; the astronomers of ancient civilizations, who inherited the modern contours of the constellations to us, observed the stars of the zodiac belt in a completely different way from how we see them in our middle latitudes. At the latitude of Babylon, Athens and especially Alexandria, they pass close to the zenith, and the lines of the ecliptic and celestial equator are almost perpendicular to the horizon. This is probably how they perceived Aquarius before it set over the horizon ( Fig.4). Which confirms Arat of Sol in his Apparitions:
Aquarius streams moisture from his high-raised right hand.
Arat from Sol "Apparitions", 285, 3rd century BC
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Rice. 4. Diagram of the constellation Aquarius. Star chart (outline image) depicting a man spraying water from his hands
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This equatorial visualization of a man sending water into the heavens is used to represent the constellation Aquarius in our planetarium map: " ".
The image presented in Fig. 4 fully corresponds to the mythological plot, but, alas, it is possible to construct such an image from the stars in mid-latitudes not every night, but only in a clear sky in the absence of the Moon.
It is much easier to get a picture consisting mainly of stars up to 4th magnitude - and there are not many stars, and it is not difficult to imagine a picture associated with flowing water:
Constellation Aquarius, diagram of the constellation Aquarius
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Rice. 5. Schemes of the constellation Aquarius - variations on the plumbing theme: With a slight movement of the hand (cursor), the Shower Head turns... The nozzle turns... into a Garden Hose..
The most ineresting Ancient Greek myth, associated with the constellation Aquarius, dates back to the time of Homer and tells how Zeus, admiring the cheerful disposition and beauty of the young Ganymede, the son of the Trojan king, succumbing to an internal impulse, took him with him to Olympus, turning into an eagle. But it is no longer possible for a mortal to return “just like that” from Olympus. And Zeus had to negotiate with Ganymede’s father and promise him his son’s immortality, and Ganymede himself had to look for a suitable job. Such a thing was found on Olympus - Ganymede became the most cheerful cupbearer and water-carrier of Olympus... Together with water, he brings the gods a good mood.
In those days, vessels with liquids were worn on the shoulder; this version of the constellation visualization is presented in Figure 6: Ganymede tripped and spilled water... ( perhaps he wanted to make fun of someone, because when water spilled on Olympus, it rained on earth).
Aquarius constellation diagram by stars "Ganymede" 
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Rice. 6 Another way to visualize the constellation Aquarius is a man (Ganymede), carrying a container of water on his shoulder, tripped, fell and spilled water... For younger children, you can tell the story about the Tin Woodman (the hat is exactly the same)
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But the ancient Egyptians, who connected the constellation Aquarius with the Nile, probably imagined the outline of the constellation as shown in Fig. 6., thanks to him the Aquarius icon appeared ♒
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Constellation Aquarius. Contour "Sign of Aquarius" - diagram. Author of the diagram Sergey Ov Fig.6♒ "Sign of Aquarius" - diagram (diagrams by stars)
Sergey Ov"As has already been mentioned several times, images of constellations are now usually presented in their culminating position as if the observer is looking at them, turning due south. It is for this perspective that inquisitive observers try to create their own schematic images of Aquarius. In Fig. 7 presents the final set of the most interesting culmination schemes:
Rice. 7. Variants of diagrams of the constellation Aquarius. Graphic images of lines connecting stars:
1. Aquarius the gardener, scheme by H. Ray; 2. The sign of Aquarius, schematic symbol of the Nile; 3. Aquarius the water bearer, overturning the vessel and the modern source of flowing water - the shower (4).
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Asterisms of Aquarius
The most ancient asterism of the constellation Aquarius is the Jug asterism (Fig. 8); some archaeoastronomers believe that the pouring water asterism - a falling water stream - is equally ancient. In general, this set of asterisms fulfilled their role quite well as landmarks for constructing a complete picture of the constellation. Our modern practice of using pouring water suggests associations not with a jug, but, for example, with a shower (Fig. 5.3) or, in extreme cases, with a watering can (Fig. 5.3):
Rice. 8. Classic asterisms of the constellation Aquarius with schematic images of a jug and a flowing stream of water, as well as modern asterisms depicting a shower head and watering can...
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Asterism Jug - Asterism Stream (Cascade) - Asterism Souls - Asterism Lake - Show all images - Bayer star designations - Hide star designations
Stop the image on the Jug asterism. Take a close look at it. As can be seen from the figure, the axis of the jug aligns very well with the line of the celestial equator. Since ancient times, astronomers have used this asterism to mentally plot the equator line.
Please note that the Stream asterism is by no means limited to the boundaries of the constellation Aquarius, but also passes through the constellation Southern Pisces to the brightest star Fomalhaut - this is how this celestial water stream has been depicted since ancient times, as recorded in writing in the Almagest of Claudius Ptolemy.
After all the schematic contours, asterisms and key stars for constructing diagrams of the star of Aquarius have been studied to complete visual memorization, you can begin to search for the constellation directly in the starry sky.
How to find the constellation Aquarius
The constellation Aquarius at the latitude of Moscow can be observed in whole or in part from April to January. The best time to observe the stars of Aquarius is from August to December, when the constellation is fully visible in the evening after twilight.
Traditionally, landmarks in the search for constellations are the Big and Little Dipper, the M-asterism of Cassiopeia and Orion. The closest landmark to the constellation Aquarius was Cassiopeia. For such long-range aiming, it provides a very good hit on the brightest stars of Aquarius, the trouble is that they cannot always be clearly seen (Fig. 9).
Rice. 9. How to find the constellation Aquarius using the stars Cassiopeia and Cygnus
If you mentally draw a line from Akhird (ηCas) To Shedaru
(αCas) and continue it to the stars of the constellation Aquarius (golden line) , That without any adventures you will get an accurate hit on Alpha Aquarius Sadalmelik (αAqr), the main thing is not to miss this not very bright star. To prevent this from happening, you need to pay attention that approximately halfway the line will pass between the stars Sheat (β Peg) And Matar (η Peg).
Sighting Rukba(δCas)
To Shedaru
(αCas) leads first to the eastern neighborhood Matara (η Peg), and then after a slight adjustment of the direction to the west to Sadalsuud (βAqr).
For those who already know how to recognize the constellation Cygnus, Fig. 9 shows the most accurate line of sight from distant constellations: Sadr (γ Cyr)- Jennah (ε Cyr)- Enif (η Peg)- Sadalmelik (αAqr).
Using the non-setting Cassiopeia to determine the position of the stars of Aquarius allows one to estimate the time of the rising of Aquarius, even when it is below the horizon.
In large cities, due to light pollution, the dim stars of Aquarius are often quite difficult to spot. In this case, another method of searching for the stars of Aquarius will be useful - searching using the Great Square asterism, which allows you to accurately find both of the brightest stars of the constellation.
If we again use the stars of the constellation Cassiopeia as the main guides, then the search will be carried out in two stages - first we find the stars of the vertices of the Great Square, and then the stars of Aquarius.
Step 1. Determination of the position of the stars of the Great Square ( How to find the Big Square)
The stars of the constellation Cassiopeia provide an accurate hit on all four vertices of the Great Square, which are three stars of the constellation Pegasus and one of the constellation Andromeda: Alpha Andromeda Alpheratz; then Sheat (β Peg); Macrab (α Peg) and Algenib (γ Peg).
Rice. 10. How to find the Great Square asterism using the stars of Cassiopeia
If the sight line pattern seems a little confusing, move the cursor - there will be fewer lines
The most prominent line of sight in Figure 10 is the red line. Seguin (εCas) - Rukba (δCas) - Makrab (α Peg). The next line using the brightest stars of Cassiopeia is emerald arrow Navi(γ Cas) - Akhird (ηCas) - Algenib (γ Peg) - actually, the base of the square has been found, the remaining vertices can be found based on the properties of the square...
To determine the position of the stars closest to Cassiopeia Alferats(α And) and Sheat(β Peg) a not very well known and not very bright star is used Fulu(ζ Cas), respectively, lines of sight: golden, Shedar - Fulu - Alferats; lilac, Rukba - Fulu - Sheat.
Step 2. Determining the position of the brightest stars of Bootes using the Great Square asterism and the stars of neighboring constellations.
With the help of the stars in Aquarius's immediate environment, its brightest Sadalmelik and Sadalsuud are determined so accurately that they can be seen even with atmospheric haze and low-intensity urban illumination.
As shown in Fig. 11 Sadalmelik is located on the continuation of the segment of the already familiar stars Alferats - Makrab, and at approximately the same length (red arrow).
The Eagle constellation provides an accurate sight on Sadalsuud - golden arrow Okab (ζ Aql) - Altair (α Aql):
Rice. eleven. How to find the constellation Aquarius using the stars of the Great Square asterism and the neighboring constellation Aquila
Determining the position of the constellation Aquarius using the Moon
Now all that remains is to correctly determine the angular dimensions of the constellation Aquarius. In Figure 12, the constellation is presented in that position, so it can be seen overhead in the second half of summer at night or in the autumn evening, turning to the south or southwest.
Rice. 12. Estimating the angular size of the constellation Aquarius using an outstretched arm.
Angular distance between the brightest stars of Aquarius, distance from Sadalmelik (αAqr), before Sadalsuud (βAqr), is 10°. The angular distance between the thumb and index finger of the outstretched hand of a person of normal build is 16-18° (regardless of gender and age over 7 years). Thus, the star of Aquarius against the background of an outstretched arm will look approximately as shown in Figure 12.
History and mythology of the constellation Aquarius
The constellation Aquarius was first mentioned in writing in the cuneiform tablets MUL.APIN (mid-2nd millennium BC), and the first Sumerian-Akkadian images of the constellation representing the prototype of Aquarius date back to the 3rd millennium BC. e.
According to Sumerian mythology, the stars of modern Aquarius are located within the so-called Path of Enki (Ea) - the heavenly domains of the most mysterious god, responsible for the bowels of the earth, the underworld, for underground and earthly waters and their inhabitants, for the circulation of waters between heaven and earth . Enki is the patron god of wisdom and knowledge, the creator of man.
Historians and archaeologists transliterated the cuneiform designation of the ancestor constellation Aquarius as mul. GU.LA and defined its meaning as "Giant" or "Giant".
Currently, the oldest image that can be unambiguously correlated with the constellation Enki, the prototype of Aquarius, is a relief design on a cylindrical stone seal dating back to 2300 BC (Seal of the Scribe Edda). A fragment of a seal impression on clay depicting Enki and his symbolic companions Capricorn and the Imdugut bird is shown in Figure 13.
Rice. 13. Clay impression of the Edda stone seal (The seal ADDA), dating back to 2300 BC.
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2300 BC, The British Museum, B.M.89115
The diabase seal, dating back to 2300 BC, depicts the Sumerian gods of light and dark forces with their symbolic animals and attributes.
Gods of light forces(in profile): sun god Shamash, god of the water elements Enki (E a) and his assistant two-faced god Isimud.
Water god Enki/Ea is surrounded by sacred animals Pisces, a bull with horns like a goat - Capricorn and combat birds Imdugut.
Gods of dark forces(frontal): God of hunting and war Nergal(?) and goddess of deceit Ishtar.
In all likelihood, the seal depicts the moment before the start of the martial arts of the gods.
The seal is kept in the British Museum: The British Museum, The Adda Seal, Museum number 89115, 2300 BC.
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This print was originally found in the British Museum Internet Archive as an illustration for the page: " ". While studying the image and its characters, an idea arose: What if we combine the image of Capricorn with a star map?
It turned out that the image of Capricorn is best combined with the stars of the constellation of the same name with a mirror reflection of the relief design, that is, it is most likely that the fragment represents a sketch of the Sumerian constellations with a “divine view” of the heavens. The mirror reflection of such a sketch returns it to the earthly view of the starry sky. The results of combining the mirror image of the print and the star map are presented in Figure 14:
Rice. 14. Enlarged fragment of a stone seal impression (The seal ADDA). The drawing is presented in a mirror image. Combination of a star map and an image of Enki with the Bird Imdugut (Anzud)
Enki with the bird Imdugut - Enki and the sky map - Enki and the stars - Diagrams of Enki, Imdugut, Capricorn - Show all images
When laying out the map, the main task was to adjust the scale of the figures of Capricorn and the bird ( Rice. 14.2 Enki and the map of the sky), and on this scale try to find the star drawings of Enki and the Imdugut bird. With this adjustment, an almost perfect star pattern of the Imdugut bird was obtained; it turns out that it is located on the area of the two modern constellations Cygnus and Lyra ( Rice. 14.4 Schemes of Enki, Imdugut, Capricorn). It became obvious that the Sumerian star Enki is truly a giant, his star image extends from Fomalhaut from the constellation Southern Pisces, to Navi or even Segin Cassiopeia, and the contours of the Great Square fit perfectly into the bends of the arms and the position of the shoulders of the deity. On the other hand, it is clear that with such a combination, the image of Capricorn the symbol does not coincide with the position of Capricorn the constellation, although the drawings of the constellations of symbolic animals themselves are combined almost perfectly - the artist gives preference to the composition of the drawing on the seal rather than the ideal copying of the drawing of the stars. This fact leads to the conclusion that an even more gigantic version of the image of the deity Enki is possible, when a large square is located in the place of the deity’s pelvis.
- The Sumerians spared no place in heaven for their gods!
In the Ancient Greek starry sky there is no place for gods - all places are occupied by heroes of myths. But the echoes of the incarnations of the Sumerian supreme powers still reached them: the most important ecliptic part of the area of the deity of the water elements remained behind this element, although now it was not a god that was located here, but a man gifted by the gods with immortality and a commitment to the water element - Aquarius.
Main The mythical personification of Aquarius is Ganymede, cheerful water-carrier and cupbearer of the Olympian gods. The Myth of Ganymede quite successfully precedes schematic figure 6 and, in my opinion, it is no longer worth reproducing it here.
The ancient Greek constellation, like the modern constellation Aquarius, does not contain bright stars suitable for navigation, and therefore is not mentioned by Homer. The first written mention is associated with the name of Arata from Sol. In the poem "Apparitions" Aratus mentions the constellation Aquarius several times, linking its appearance in the sky with other stellar signs of the seasons:
Where below Aquarius established himself on strong legs,
Where the Beast's tail curls, where it shines
The fish with its head are scattered everywhere in the sky
385 Lights without names - why names if
Their light is so dim that it almost disappears in space.
Nearby streams flow from the right hand of Aquarius, and the stars,
Similar to the current of flowing waters, they rush down.
In the second century AD, Claudius Ptolemy in the star catalog "Almagest" gives a description of Aquarius with an arrangement of stars that fully corresponds to the modern boundaries of the constellation. When constructing the figure of Aquarius and the flow of water, Ptolemy uses 43 stars, and gives the characteristics of three stars located together as a characteristic feature of the constellation.
Persian astronomer al-Sufi (Abu-l-Hussein Abdurrahman ibn Umar al-Sufi) in his “Book of Fixed Stars” he presents a slightly different image from the Ptolemaic one, more consistent with the traditions of nomadic animal husbandry: he depicts a man in a robe, turned to the face and pouring water from a leather skin, but at the same time retains three separate Ptolemaic stars (Fig. 14):
Rice. 15. The constellation Aquarius in the Book of Fixed Stars by al-Sufi (Al Sufi. Book of the constellations, or fixed stars. - Bodleian copy: Suwar al-Kawakib al-Thabitah (Book of fixed Stars) - copy written by the son of al-Sufi in 1009 in Iran).
Jan Hevelius, in his atlas "Uranography" (published 1690), creating an image of Aquarius, tries to quite accurately recreate the figure of the hero described by Ptolemy.
The illustration, created on the basis of a painting from the atlas of Jan Hevelius, is a collage of the mirror reflection of Hevelius’s painting and the dark blue starry sky. The detailed clarity of the picture is striking; probably, ancient and medieval astronomers could literally perceive the starry sky as a living panorama of legends:
Rice. 16. The constellation Aquarius - a collage based on a drawing in the atlas of Jan Hevelius (only those stars that were included in the atlas by Hevelius himself are highlighted)
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List of notable and visible stars in the constellation Aquarius
| Star designation | Bayer sign | Hipparcos, no. | Right ascension | Declension | Magnitude | Distance, St. year |
Spectral class | Star name and notes |
| Beta Aquarius | β Aqr | 106278 | 21 h 31 m 33.52 s | −05° 34′ 16.2″ | 2,9 | 612 | G0Ib | Sadalsuud(Sadalsuud - IAU); triple star |
| Alpha Aquarius | αAqr | 109074 | 22 h 05 m 47.03 s | −00° 19′ 11.4″ | 2,95 | 758 | G2Ib | Sadalmelik(Sadalmelik - IAU); double star |
| Delta Aquarius | δAqr | 113136 | 22 h 54 m 39.04 s | −15° 49′ 14.7″ | 3,27 | 159 | A3V | Scat(Skat - IAU) |
| ζ1 Aquarius | ζ1 Aqr | 110960 | 22 h 28 m 49.80 s | −00° 01′ 12.2″ | 3,65 | 103 | F3III-IV | Sadaltager, Altager (Sadaltager, Sadaltajir, Altager); double star |
| 88 Aquarius | 88 Aqr | 114341 | 23 h 09 m 26.76 s | −21° 10′ 20.9″ | 3,68 | 234 | K1III | |
| λ Aquarius | λAqr | 112961 | 22 h 52 m 36.86 s | −07° 34′ 46.8″ | 3,73 | 391 | M2IIIvar | Ghidorah(Hydor, Ekkhysis, Satabhisha); wrong variable, Vmax = +3.70m, Vmin = +3.80m |
| ε Aquarius | ε Aqr | 102618 | 20 h 47 m 40.53 s | −09° 29′ 44.5″ | 3,78 | 229 | A1V | Albali(Albali - IAU); supposedly variable |
| γ Aquarius | γAqr | 110395 | 22 h 21 m 39.30 s | −01° 23′ 14.5″ | 3,86 | 158 | A0V | Sadakhbiya(Sadachbia - IAU); double star |
| 98 Aquarius | 98 Aqr | 115438 | 23 h 22 m 58.30 s | −20° 06′ 01.2″ | 3,96 | 162 | K0III | |
| η Aquarius | ηAqr | 111497 | 22 h 35 m 21.33 s | −00° 07′ 02.5″ | 4,04 | 183 | B9IV-Vn | Hydria(Hydria, Deli) |
| τ2 Aquarius | τ2 Aqr | 112716 | 22 h 49 m 35.51 s | −13° 35′ 33.1″ | 4,05 | 380 | K5III | supposedly variable |
| θ Aquarius | θAqr | 110003 | 22 h 16 m 49.97 s | −07° 46′ 59.7″ | 4,17 | 191 | G8III-IV | Ancha(Ancha - IAU) |
| φ Aquarius | φAqr | 114724 | 23 h 14 m 19.33 s | −06° 02′ 54.7″ | 4,22 | 222 | M2III | supposedly variable |
| ψ1 Aquarius | ψ1 Aqr | 114855 | 23 h 15 m 53.28 s | −09° 05′ 15.7″ | 4,24 | 148 | K0III | multiple star; has planet b |
| ι Aquarius | ι Aqr | 109139 | 22 h 06 m 26.21 s | −13° 52′ 10.3″ | 4,29 | 172 | B8V | |
| 99 Aquarius | 99 Aqr | 115669 | 23 h 26 m 02.82 s | −20° 38′ 30.7″ | 4,38 | 308 | K4III | supposedly variable |
| ψ2 Aquarius | ψ2 Aqr | 115033 | 23 h 17 m 54.20 s | −09° 10′ 57.0″ | 4,41 | 322 | B5Vn | Be-star; variable, Vmax = 4.30m, Vmin = 4.36m |
| ζ2 Aquarius | ζ2 Aqr | 22 h 28 m 50.10 s | −00° 01′ 12.0″ | 4,42 | 251 | F3V | component of the ζ Aquarius system | |
| 3 Aquarius | 3 Aqr | 102624 | 20 h 47 m 44.24 s | −05° 01′ 39.4″ | 4,43 | 445 | M3IIIvar | wrong variable, Vmax = +4.41m, Vmin = +4.45m |
| 86 Aquarius | 86 Aqr | 114119 | 23 h 06 m 40.81 s | −23° 44′ 35.2″ | 4,48 | 188 | G8III | triple star |
| ω2 Aquarius | ω2 Aqr | 116971 | 23 h 42 m 43.28 s | −14° 32′ 41.1″ | 4,49 | 154 | B9V | double star |
| ν Aquarius | ν Aqr | 104459 | 21 h 09 m 35.59 s | −11° 22′ 18.0″ | 4,5 | 164 | G8III | Albulaan(Albulaan) |
| ξ Aquarius | ξAqr | 106786 | 21 h 37 m 45.04 s | −07° 51′ 14.9″ | 4,68 | 179 | A7V | Bunda(Bunda - IAU); double star |
| 66 Aquarius | 66 Aqr | 112211 | 22 h 43 m 35.25 s | −18° 49′ 49.1″ | 4,68 | 484 | K3III | supposedly variable |
| 101 Aquarius | 101 Aqr | 116247 | 23 h 33 m 16.63 s | −20° 54′ 52.3″ | 4,7 | 320 | A0V | double star |
| 89 Aquarius | 89 Aqr | 114375 | 23h 09m 54.88s | −22° 27′ 27.3″ | 4,71 | 521 | A3IV: | double star |
| μ Aquarius | μAqr | 103045 | 20 h 52 m 39.21 s | −08° 58′ 59.7″ | 4,73 | 155 | A3m | double star |
| ο Aquarius | ο Aqr | 108874 | 22h 03m 18.83s | −02° 09′ 19.2″ | 4,74 | 381 | B7IVe | γ Cassiopeia type variable, Vmax = +4.68m, Vmin = +4.89m |
| π Aquarius | πAqr | 110672 | 22 h 25 m 16.61 s | =+01° 22′ 38.6″ | 4,8 | 1101 | B1Ve | Seat(Seat); γ Cassiopeia type variable, Vmax = +4.42m, Vmin = +4.70m |
| σ Aquarius | σAqr | 111123 | 22 h 30 m 38.82 s | −10° 40′ 40.4″ | 4,82 | 265 | A0IVs | |
| 104 Aquarius A | 104 Aqr | 116901 | 23 h 41 m 45.80 s | −17° 48′ 59.5″ | 4,82 | 643 | G2Ib/II | component of the triple system 104 Aquarius; supposedly variable |
| χ Aquarius | χ Aqr | 114939 | 23 h 16 m 50.95 s | −07° 43′ 35.3″ | 4,93 | 640 | M3III | wrong variable, Vmax = +4.90m, Vmin = +5.06m |
| ω1 Aquarius | ω1 Aqr | 116758 | 23 h 39 m 47.04 s | −14° 13′ 19.4″ | 4,97 | 134 | A7IV | |
| ψ3 Aquarius | ψ3 Aqr | 115115 | 23 h 18 m 57.65 s | −09° 36′ 38.6″ | 4,99 | 249 | A0V | triple star |
| κ Aquarius | κAqr | 111710 | 22 h 37 m 45.42 s | −04° 13′ 39.9″ | 5,04 | 234 | K2III | Situla(Situla - IAU); double star |
| 25 Aquarius | 25 Aqr | 106944 | 21 h 39 m 33.28 s | +02° 14′ 37.5″ | 5,1 | 241 | K0III | double star |
| 47 Aquarius | 47 Aqr | 110391 | 22 h 21 m 35.58 s | −21° 35′ 52.9″ | 5,12 | 183 | K0III | |
| 1 Aquarius | 1 Aqr | 101936 | 20 h 39 m 24.83 s | +00° 29′ 11.4″ | 5,15 | 245 | K1III | triple star |
| 108 Aquarius | 108 Aqr | 117629 | 23 h 51 m 21.32 s | −18° 54′ 33.0″ | 5,17 | 321 | Ap Si | Aquarius ET; spectroscopic double; variable type α² Canes Venatici, Vmax = +5.16m, Vmin = +5.21m, P = 3.730 d |
| 94 Aquarius B | 94 Aqr B | 115125 | 23 h 19 m 06.37 s | −13° 27′ 17.0″ | 5,19 | 99 | K2V | component of the binary system 94 Aquarius |
| 97 Aquarius | 97 Aqr | 115404 | 23 h 22 m 39.10 s | −15° 02′ 21.8″ | 5,19 | 237 | A3V | double star |
| 94 Aquarius A | 94 Aqr | 115126 | 23 h 19 m 06.51 s | −13° 27′ 30.4″ | 5,2 | 99 | G6/G8IV | component of the binary system 94 Aquarius; double star |
| υ Aquarius | υ Aqr | 111449 | 22 h 34 m 41.50 s | −20° 42′ 28.3″ | 5,21 | 74 | F7V | |
| 68 Aquarius | 68 Aqr | 112529 | 22 h 47 m 33.19 s | −19° 36′ 46.3″ | 5,24 | 266 | G8III | |
| 106 Aquarius | 106 Aqr | 117089 | 23 h 44 m 12.06 s | −18° 16′ 36.9″ | 5,24 | 331 | B9V | |
| 258 G. Aquarius | 258 G. Aqr | 116957 | 23 h 42 m 27.81 s | −15° 26′ 52.7″ | 5,27 | 280 | K3III | |
| 107 Aquarius | 107 Aqr | 117218 | 23 h 46 m 00.84 s | −18° 40′ 42.1″ | 5,28 | 212 | F0III | double star |
| 32 Aquarius | 32 Aqr | 108991 | 22h 04m 47.43s | −00° 54′ 22.5″ | 5,29 | 231 | A5m | |
| 41 Aquarius | 41 Aqr | 109786 | 22 h 14 m 18.02 s | −21° 04′ 28.9″ | 5,33 | 281 | K1III | multiple star |
| 42 Aquarius | 42 Aqr | 110000 | 22 h 16 m 48.04 s | −12° 49′ 53.2″ | 5,34 | 484 | K1III | |
| ρ Aquarius | ρAqr | 110273 | 22 h 20 m 11.91 s | −07° 49′ 16.0″ | 5,35 | 743 | B8IIIMNp… | |
| 103 Aquarius | 103 Aqr | 116889 | 23 h 41 m 34.51 s | −18° 01′ 36.8″ | 5,36 | 584 | K4/K5III | |
| 38 Aquarius | 38 Aqr | 109472 | 22 h 10 m 37.46 s | −11° 33′ 53.9″ | 5,43 | 561 | B5III | |
| 83 Aquarius | 83 Aqr | 113996 | 23 h 05 m 09.71 s | −07° 41′ 37.7″ | 5,44 | 188 | F2V | triple star |
| 18 Aquarius | 18 Aqr | 105668 | 21 h 24 m 11.44 s | −12° 52′ 41.3″ | 5,48 | 157 | F0V | supposedly variable |
| 21 Aquarius | 21 Aqr | 105767 | 21 h 25 m 16.96 s | −03° 33′ 23.7″ | 5,48 | 408 | K4III | |
| 7 Aquarius | 7 Aqr | 103401 | 20 h 56 m 54.03 s | −09° 41′ 51.1″ | 5,49 | 601 | K5III | triple star; supposedly variable |
| 12 Aquarius B | 12 Aqr B | 103981 | 21h 04m 04.58s | −05° 49′ 24.2″ | 7,31 | - | A3V | optical double star |
| 49 Aquarius | 49 Aqr | 110529 | 22 h 23 m 30.79 s | −24° 45′ 45.6″ | 5,53 | 272 | K0IIICN… | |
| 77 Aquarius | 77 Aqr | 113148 | 22 h 54 m 45.60 s | −16° 16′ 18.3″ | 5,53 | 140 | K1III | supposedly variable |
| 5 Aquarius | 5 Aqr | 103005 | 20 h 52 m 08.69 s | −05° 30′ 25.4″ | 5,55 | 753 | B9III | supposedly variable |
| 30 Aquarius | 30 Aqr | 108868 | 22h 03m 16.43s | −06° 31′ 20.7″ | 5,55 | 271 | K0III | |
| 53 Aquarius B | 53 Aqr B | 110778 | 22 h 26 m 34.15 s | −16° 44′ 31.7″ | 5,55 | 65 | G3V | multiple star |
| 217 G. Aquarius | 217 G. Aqr | 114822 | 23 h 15 m 34.26 s | −03° 29′ 46.9″ | 5,56 | 231 | A3V | |
| 96 Aquarius | 96 Aqr | 115142 | 23 h 19 m 23.86 s | −05° 07′ 27.5″ | 5,56 | 114 | F3IV | |
| 28 Aquarius | 28 Aqr | 108691 | 22 h 01 m 05.01 s | +00° 36′ 17.1″ | 5,6 | 661 | K4III: | |
| 26 Aquarius | 26 Aqr | 107144 | 21 h 42 m 10.12 s | +01° 17′ 07.0″ | 5,66 | 1583 | K2III | |
| HD 222093 | HD 222093 | 116591 | 23 h 37 m 39.54 s | −13° 03′ 37.1″ | 5,66 | 283 | K0III | double star |
| τ1 Aquarius | τ1 Aqr | 112542 | 22 h 47 m 42.75 s | −14° 03′ 23.1″ | 5,68 | 260 | B9V | multiple star |
| 269 G. Aquarius | 269 G. Aqr | 117567 | 23 h 50 m 33.26 s | −14° 24′ 05.2″ | 5,7 | 460 | K4III | |
| 19 Aquarius | 19 Aqr | 105761 | 21 h 25 m 13.02 s | −09° 44′ 53.3″ | 5,71 | 276 | F0IV | |
| 94 G. Aquarius | 94 G. Aqr | 108102 | 21 h 54 m 10.34 s | −04° 16′ 33.4″ | 5,71 | 291 | K2III | |
| HD 216718 | HD 216718 | 113184 | 22 h 55 m 10.94 s | −04° 59′ 16.4″ | 5,72 | 293 | K0III-IV | double star |
| 264 G. Aquarius | 264 G. Aqr | 117314 | 23 h 47 m 15.94 s | −11° 54′ 39.2″ | 5,74 | 346 | K0III | |
| 44 Aquarius | 44 Aqr | 110023 | 22h 17m 06.50s | −05° 23′ 14.0″ | 5,75 | 341 | G6III | supposedly variable |
| 50 Aquarius | 50 Aqr | 110602 | 22 h 24 m 27.03 s | −13° 31′ 45.9″ | 5,76 | 542 | K0III | |
| HD 223807 | HD 223807 | 117756 | 23 h 52 m 50.49 s | −08° 59′ 48.1″ | 5,76 | 612 | K0III | |
| 80 G. Aquarius | 80 G. Aqr | 106592 | 21 h 35 m 17.63 s | −03° 58′ 59.9″ | 5,79 | 441 | G9III: | |
| 51 Aquarius | 51 Aqr | 110578 | 22 h 24 m 06.87 s | −04° 50′ 13.2″ | 5,79 | 424 | A0V | multiple star |
| 35 Aquarius | 35 Aqr | 109332 | 22h 08m 58.99s | −18° 31′ 10.5″ | 5,8 | 6792 | B2III | |
| HD 211392 | HD 211392 | 110009 | 22 h 16 m 52.60 s | −09° 02′ 24.1″ | 5,8 | 351 | K3III: | supposedly variable |
| 74 Aquarius | 74 Aqr | 113031 | 22 h 53 m 28.69 s | −11° 36′ 59.5″ | 5,8 | 657 | B8IV/V | double star; variable of type α² Canes Venatici |
| 15 Aquarius | 15 Aqr | 105164 | 21 h 18 m 11.07 s | −04° 31′ 10.2″ | 5,83 | 979 | B5V | |
| 271 G. Aquarius | 271 G. Aqr | 117722 | 23 h 52 m 30.05 s | −14° 15′ 04.3″ | 5,85 | 286 | K2III | |
| 11 G. Aquarius | 11 G. Aqr | 102891 | 20 h 50 m 41.70 s | −12° 32′ 41.0″ | 5,87 | 250 | K1III | |
| 16 Aquarius | 16 Aqr | 105412 | 21 h 21 m 04.33 s | −04° 33′ 36.5″ | 5,87 | 336 | G7III: | |
| 60 Aquarius | 60 Aqr | 111394 | 22 h 34 m 02.89 s | −01° 34′ 27.0″ | 5,88 | 444 | G6III | triple star |
| 12 Aquarius A | 12 Aqr | 21h 04m 04.74s | −05° 49′ 23.08″ | 5,89 | 541 | G4III | ||
| 255 G. Aquarius | 255 G. Aqr | 116853 | 23 h 41 m 08.87 s | −11° 40′ 50.4″ | 5,89 | 379 | K0III | |
| 138 G. Aquarius | 138 G. Aqr | 110532 | 22 h 23 m 32.15 s | −07° 11′ 40.0″ | 5,92 | 459 | G6V | |
| 268 G. Aquarius | 268 G. Aqr | 117541 | 23 h 50 m 14.65 s | −09° 58′ 27.6″ | 5,93 | 307 | K0IV | |
| 202 G. Aquarius | 202 G. Aqr | 113686 | 23 h 01 m 31.70 s | −04° 42′ 41.3″ | 5,94 | 2650 | K0 | |
| DV of Aquarius | DV Aqr | 103545 | 20 h 58 m 41.87 s | −14° 28′ 59.1″ | 5,95 | 276 | A9V | β Lyrae type variable, Vmax = +5.89m, Vmin = +6.25m, P = 1.575531 d |
| 246 G. Aquarius | 246 G. Aqr | 116368 | 23 h 34 m 49.33 s | −15° 14′ 44.9″ | 5,95 | 351 | K4III | |
| 45 Aquarius | 45 Aqr | 110179 | 22 h 19 m 00.70 s | −13° 18′ 17.9″ | 5,96 | 354 | K0III | |
| 225 G. Aquarius | 225 G. Aqr | 115144 | 23 h 19 m 24.11 s | −18° 04′ 31.4″ | 5,96 | 1116 | K2/K3III | |
| 162 G. Aquarius | 162 G. Aqr | 111515 | 22 h 35 m 36.36 s | −23° 59′ 27.9″ | 5,97 | 337 | K1III | |
| 205 G. Aquarius | 205 G. Aqr | 113801 | 23 h 02 m 44.29 s | −20° 52′ 13.4″ | 5,97 | 251 | K0III | |
| HD 210434 | HD 210434 | 109466 | 22 h 10 m 33.70 s | −04° 16′ 00.7″ | 5,98 | 282 | K0III-IV | double star |
| 4 Aquarius | 4 Aqr | 102945 | 20 h 51 m 25.69 s | −05° 37′ 35.9″ | 5,99 | 192 | F5IV-V | multiple star; supposedly variable |
| 17 Aquarius | 17 Aqr | 105574 | 21 h 22 m 56.27 s | −09° 19′ 09.4″ | 5,99 | 720 | M0III | |
| 39 Aquarius | 39 Aqr | 109624 | 22 h 12 m 25.74 s | −14° 11′ 37.8″ | 6,04 | 142 | F0V | double star; supposedly variable |
| HD 199442 | HD 199442 | 103414 | 20 h 57 m 10.57 s | +00° 27′ 50.2″ | 6,06 | 318 | K2III | triple star |
| HD 223311 | HD 223311 | 117420 | 23 h 48 m 32.48 s | −06° 22′ 49.4″ | 6,09 | 723 | K4III | supposedly variable |
| 119 G. Aquarius | 119 G. Aqr | 109509 | 22 h 11 m 02.30 s | −21° 13′ 57.7″ | 6,1 | 185 | F6/F7V | |
| 74 G. Aquarius | 74 G. Aqr | 105864 | 21h 26m 27.99s | =+01° 06′ 13.5″ | 6,12 | 156 | F5V | |
| 198 G. Aquarius | 198 G. Aqr | 113531 | 22 h 59 m 35.68 s | −13° 04′ 15.2″ | 6,12 | 656 | K3/K4III | |
| HD 219279 | HD 219279 | 114750 | 23 h 14 m 40.18 s | −10° 41′ 19.1″ | 6,13 | 836 | K5III | multiple star |
| HD 213429 | HD 213429 | 111170 | 22 h 31 m 18.22 s | −06° 33′ 17.6″ | 6,15 | 83 | F7V | double star |
| 155 G. Aquarius | 155 G. Aqr | 111171 | 22 h 31 m 18.42 s | −02° 54′ 40.3″ | 6,15 | 473 | K0 | |
| HD 218061 | HD 218061 | 113998 | 23 h 05 m 12.88 s | −17° 04′ 44.9″ | 6,15 | 552 | K4III | double star |
| 128 G. Aquarius | 128 G. Aqr | 109984 | 22 h 16 m 33.67 s | −01° 35′ 46.9″ | 6,16 | 262 | A5Vn | |
| 89 G. Aquarius | 89 G. Aqr | 107596 | 21 h 47 m 38.20 s | −05° 55′ 00.6″ | 6,17 | 256 | A7V | |
| 126 G. Aquarius | 126 G. Aqr | 110018 | 22 h 16 m 59.79 s | −23° 08′ 24.4″ | 6,17 | 519 | K0III | |
| HD 220035 | HD 220035 | 115257 | 23 h 20 m 40.95 s | −05° 54′ 28.2″ | 6,17 | 400 | K0III | supposedly variable |
| 82 Aquarius | 82 Aqr | 113781 | 23 h 02 m 32.56 s | −06° 34′ 26.1″ | 6,18 | 1240 | M2III | supposedly variable |
| 234 G. Aquarius | 234 G. Aqr | 115528 | 23 h 24 m 07.76 s | −18° 41′ 17.2″ | 6,18 | 367 | K0III | |
| 70 Aquarius | 70 Aqr | 112615 | 22 h 48 m 30.19 s | −10° 33′ 19.8″ | 6,19 | 377 | A9III-IV | δ Shield type variable, Vmax = +6.16m, Vmin = +6.19m, P = 0.087 d |
| 78 Aquarius | 78 Aqr | 113127 | 22 h 54 m 34.13 s | −07° 12′ 16.3″ | 6,2 | 609 | K3III | |
| 238 G. Aquarius | 238 G. Aqr | 115906 | 23 h 29 m 00.69 s | −09° 15′ 57.7″ | 6,2 | 2203 | K0 | |
| 11 Aquarius | 11 Aqr | 103682 | 21 h 00 m 33.81 s | −04° 43′ 47.7″ | 6,21 | 86 | G1V | |
| 266 G. Aquarius | 266 G. Aqr | 117494 | 23 h 49 m 31.58 s | −15° 51′ 40.3″ | 6,21 | 424 | K1/K2III | |
| HD 205765 | HD 205765 | 106758 | 21 h 37 m 33.77 s | −00° 23′ 25.8″ | 6,22 | 399 | A2V | double star |
| 2 G. Aquarius | 2 G. Aqr | 101921 | 20 h 39 m 13.25 s | −02° 24′ 46.7″ | 6,23 | 1230 | B7IIIn | |
| HD 214448 | HD 214448 | 111761 | 22 h 38 m 22.10 s | −07° 53′ 51.2″ | 6,23 | 459 | G1IV-V | double star |
| 81 Aquarius | 81 Aqr | 113674 | 23 h 01 m 23.65 s | −07° 03′ 40.1″ | 6,23 | 418 | K5III | |
| 274 G. Aquarius | 274 G. Aqr | 117797 | 23 h 53 m 20.81 s | −24° 13′ 45.2″ | 6,23 | 300 | A5V | |
| HD 198272 | HD 198272 | 102770 | 20 h 49 m 17.25 s | −00° 33′ 47.8″ | 6,24 | 942 | M3 | |
| HD 200375 | HD 200375 | 103892 | 21h 03m 03.09s | +01° 31′ 55.9″ | 6,24 | 215 | F5V | triple star |
| HD 208177 | HD 208177 | 108144 | 21 h 54 m 35.90 s | −03° 18′ 04.3″ | 6,24 | 227 | F5IV | double star |
| 98 G. Aquarius | 98 G. Aqr | 108506 | 21 h 58 m 54.99 s | −04° 22′ 21.0″ | 6,24 | 117 | K2V | |
| 100 Aquarius | 100 Aqr | 116118 | 23 h 31 m 42.04 s | −21° 22′ 10.0″ | 6,24 | 261 | F0V | |
| HD 221148 | HD 221148 | 115953 | 23 h 29 m 31.98 s | −04° 31′ 55.9″ | 6,26 | 159 | K3IIIvar | supposedly variable |
| 49 G. Aquarius | 49 G. Aqr | 104557 | 21 h 10 m 46.87 s | −09° 21′ 14.2″ | 6,27 | 346 | K0III | |
| 200 G. Aquarius | 200 G. Aqr | 113673 | 23 h 01 m 23.03 s | −22° 47′ 27.0″ | 6,27 | 327 | A2V | |
| 7 G. Aquarius | 7 G. Aqr | 102561 | 20 h 47 m 03.57 s | −02° 29′ 12.7″ | 6,28 | 787 | K2 | |
| 100 G. Aquarius | 100 G. Aqr | 108784 | 22 h 02 m 11.78 s | −17° 54′ 12.0″ | 6,28 | 277 | K0III | |
| 115 G. Aquarius | 115 G. Aqr | 109442 | 22 h 10 m 21.10 s | −03° 53′ 38.3″ | 6,28 | 362 | A1Vnn | |
| Aquarius LP | LP Aqr | 112078 | 22 h 42 m 05.99 s | −05° 06′ 06.6″ | 6,28 | 1336 | M0 | multiple star; wrong variable, Vmax = 6.30m, Vmin = 6.64m |
| 144 G. Aquarius | 144 G. Aqr | 110746 | 22 h 26 m 10.70 s | −23° 40′ 56.8″ | 6,29 | 495 | A0V | |
| 197 G. Aquarius | 197 G. Aqr | 113345 | 22 h 57 m 17.21 s | −04° 48′ 36.3″ | 6,31 | 413 | G9III | |
| HD 214810 | HD 214810 | 111965 | 22 h 40 m 47.96 s | −03° 33′ 14.9″ | 6,32 | 109 | F6V | double star |
| 96 G. Aquarius | 96 G. Aqr | 108453 | 21 h 58 m 13.28 s | −05° 25′ 28.8″ | 6,33 | 181 | F5IV | |
| HD 219659 | HD 219659 | 115015 | 23 h 17 m 40.06 s | −11° 42′ 46.6″ | 6,33 | 389 | A1/A2IV/V | supposedly variable |
| 38 G. Aquarius | 38 G. Aqr | 104048 | 21h 04m 45.32s | +02° 16′ 11.8″ | 6,34 | 388 | G5 | |
| 53 Aquarius A | 53 Aqr A | 22 h 26 m 34.40 s | −16° 44′ 33.0″ | 6,35 | component of the 53 Aquarius system | |||
| 113 G. Aquarius | 113 G. Aqr | 109375 | 22h 09m 28.94s | −23° 39′ 32.8″ | 6,36 | 514 | G8III | |
| 56 Aquarius | 56 Aqr | 111086 | 22 h 30 m 17.33 s | −14° 35′ 08.3″ | 6,36 | 633 | B8II | |
| 196 G. Aquarius | 196 G. Aqr | 113204 | 22 h 55 m 30.57 s | −20° 08′ 21.7″ | 6,36 | 695 | K4/K5III | |
| R Aquarius | R Aqr | 117054 | 23 h 43 m 49.50 s | −15° 17′ 04.0″ | 6,36 | 643 | M7IIIpev | mirid, Vmax = +5.8m, Vmin = +12.4m, P = 386.96 d |
| 189 G. Aquarius | 189 G. Aqr | 113080 | 22 h 54 m 05.60 s | −19° 10′ 30.5″ | 6,37 | 481 | K5III | |
| 237 G. Aquarius | 237 G. Aqr | 115839 | 23 h 28 m 05.14 s | −11° 26′ 58.9″ | 6,37 | 369 | G6/G8III | |
| 15 G. Aquarius | 15 G. Aqr | 103077 | 20 h 53 m 05.57 s | −11° 34′ 25.5″ | 6,38 | 147 | G1V | |
| HD 202259 | HD 202259 | 104872 | 21 h 14 m 37.03 s | =+00° 05′ 32.2″ | 6,38 | 685 | M1III | supposedly variable |
| 20 Aquarius | 20 Aqr | 105729 | 21 h 24 m 51.68 s | −03° 23′ 53.6″ | 6,38 | 232 | F0III | |
| 251 G. Aquarius | 251 G. Aqr | 116624 | 23 h 38 m 02.98 s | −15° 05′ 41.4″ | 6,38 | 338 | K0III | |
| 29 Aquarius | 29 Aqr | 108797 | 22 h 02 m 26.25 s | −16° 57′ 53.4″ | 6,39 | 471 | A0/1V + K1/2 | triple star; mirid, Vmax = +13.9m, Vmin = |
| 121 G. Aquarius | 121 G. Aqr | 109647 | 22 h 12 m 43.89 s | −04° 43′ 14.1″ | 6,39 | 305 | F7V | |
| HD 211575 | HD 211575 | 110091 | 22h 18m 04.30s | −00° 14′ 15.1″ | 6,39 | 135 | F3V | |
| 58 Aquarius | 58 Aqr | 111200 | 22 h 31 m 41.28 s | −10° 54′ 19.7″ | 6,39 | 225 | A8III | |
| 61 Aquarius | 61 Aqr | 111539 | 22 h 35 m 48.82 s | −17° 27′ 37.1″ | 6,39 | 465 | K4III | |
| 240 G. Aquarius | 240 G. Aqr | 116060 | 23 h 31 m 01.15 s | −06° 17′ 16.8″ | 6,39 | 2433 | K0 | |
| 67 Aquarius | 67 Aqr | 112179 | 22 h 43 m 14.25 s | −06° 57′ 46.5″ | 6,4 | 368 | A0Vn | |
| 248 G. Aquarius | 248 G. Aqr | 116428 | 23 h 35 m 32.07 s | −07° 27′ 52.1″ | 6,4 | 453 | G5III: | |
| 57 G. Aquarius | 57 G. Aqr | 105079 | 21 h 17 m 13.54 s | −13° 16′ 44.3″ | 6,41 | 609 | A1V | |
| IZ Aquarius | IZ Aqr | 106544 | 21 h 34 m 42.76 s | +01° 49′ 45.1″ | 6,41 | 1552 | M3 | RR Lyra type variable, Vmax = +13.7m, Vmin = +14.7m, P = 0.9775 d |
| 152 G. Aquarius | 152 G. Aqr | 111066 | 22 h 30 m 01.39 s | −12° 54′ 54.4″ | 6,41 | 264 | F2/F3IV/V | |
| 213 G. Aquarius | 213 G. Aqr | 114371 | 23h 09m 49.53s | −14° 30′ 37.9″ | 6,43 | 345 | A0V | |
| 236 G. Aquarius | 236 G. Aqr | 115709 | 23 h 26 m 35.44 s | −21° 44′ 27.0″ | 6,43 | 396 | K0III | double star |
| 18 G. Aquarius | 18 G. Aqr | 103154 | 20 h 53 m 58.37 s | −06° 53′ 21.9″ | 6,44 | 230 | F1IV | |
| 14 Aquarius | 14 Aqr | 105019 | 21 h 16 m 17.78 s | −09° 12′ 52.8″ | 6,45 | 1831 | M4III: | double star; wrong variable, Vmax = +6.47m, Vmin = +6.54m |
| 72 G. Aquarius | 72 G. Aqr | 105819 | 21 h 25 m 51.55 s | +00° 32′ 03.5″ | 6,45 | 284 | A1IV | |
| HD 215114 | HD 215114 | 112168 | 22 h 43 m 03.40 s | −08° 18′ 41.2″ | 6,45 | 617 | A5V | multiple star |
| 1 G. Aquarius | 1 G. Aqr | 101911 | 20 h 39 m 05.86 s | −04° 55′ 46.2″ | 6,46 | 234 | K0 | |
| 233 G. Aquarius | 233 G. Aqr | 115522 | 23 h 24 m 04.02 s | −21° 46′ 27.2″ | 6,46 | 204 | F3IV/V | double star |
| EW Aquarius | EW Aqr | 104634 | 21 h 11 m 41.31 s | −14° 28′ 20.6″ | 6,47 | 439 | Fm | δ Shield type variable, Vmax = +6.41m, Vmin = +6.48m, P = 0.097 d |
| 55 G. Aquarius | 55 G. Aqr | 105046 | 21 h 16 m 39.46 s | −01° 36′ 27.8″ | 6,48 | 845 | K0 | |
| 34 G. Aquarius | 34 G. Aqr | 103889 | 21 h 02 m 59.62 s | −00° 55′ 29.1″ | 6,5 | 1455 | B6V | |
| 241 G. Aquarius | 241 G. Aqr | 116106 | 23 h 31 m 31.40 s | −04° 05′ 13.0″ | 6,5 | 86 | F8V | |
| HD 210277 | HD 210277 | 109378 | 22h 09m 29.87s | −07° 32′ 55.2″ | 6,63 | 69 | G0V | has planet b |
| 37 Aquarius | 37 Aqr | 109460 | 22 h 10 m 31.74 s | −10° 49′ 13.7″ | 6,64 | 444 | K0 | supposedly variable |
| 24 Aquarius | 24 Aqr | 106942 | 21 h 39 m 31.39 s | −00° 03′ 04.1″ | 6,66 | 141 | F7III | triple star |
| 116906 | 23 h 41 m 51.53 s | −05° 59′ 08.7″ | 7,7 | 137 | G5 | has planet b | ||
| 104 Aquarius B | 104 Aqr B | 116904 | 23 h 41 m 46.39 s | −17° 47′ 00.5″ | 8,52 | 911 | A6V: | component of the 104 Aquarius system |
| Gliese 876 | Gl 876 | 113020 | 22 h 53 m 16.73 s | −14° 15′ 49.3″ | 10,17 | 15,3 | M3.5V | nearby red dwarf; variable of type BY Dragon; has four planets planets: b, c,e and d |
| Gliese 849 | Gl 849 | 109388 | 22h 09m 40.35s | −04° 38′ 26.6″ | 10,42 | 29 | M3.5 | has 2 planets b and c |
| AE Aquarius | AE Aqr | 101991 | 20 h 40 m 09.16 s | −00° 52′ 15.0″ | 11,6 | 333 | K2Ve + pec(e+cont) | DQ Hercules type variable, cataclysmic variable, Vmax = +10.4m, Vmin = +12.56m |
| EZ Aquarius | EZ Aqr | 22 h 38 m 33.62 s | −15° 17′ 59.2″ | 12,18 | 11,3 | M5.5Ve-M7e | 12th star closest to the Sun; triple star; flare star, Vmax = +14.27m, Vmin = +15.68m | |
| FO Aquarius | FO Aqr | 22 h 17 m 55.43 s | −08° 21′ 04.6″ | 13,5 | DQ Hercules type variable, Vmax = +13.4m, Vmin = +14.4m | |||
| 40 Aquarius | 40 Aqr | 109720 | 22 h 13 m 26.38 s | −11° 55′ 34.04″ | 7,0 | 1101 | G5 IV |
Notes:
1. To designate stars, Bayer's signs (ε Leo), as well as Flamsteed's numbering (54 Leo) and Draper's catalog (HD 94402) are used.
2. Remarkable stars include even those that are not visible without the help of optics, but in which planets or other features have been discovered.
1. To the zodiac group include the constellations after which they are named Zodiac signs, with the exception of the constellation Libra, which, on the contrary, was created in accordance with the zodiac sign, mainly due to the stars of the constellation Scorpio.
2. Equatorial constellations- these are the constellations through which the celestial equator passes, there are 14 of them in total, in order from the point of the vernal equinox the list will look like this: Pisces, Whale, Eridanus, Orion, Unicorn, Canis Minor, Hydra, Sextant, Leo, Virgo, Snake, Ophiuchus , Eagle, Aquarius.
3. Navigation stars- these are stars used in navigation and aviation to determine the location of ships and aircraft in the event of failure of technical means. Currently, the stars listed in the “Nautical Astronomical Yearbook” are classified as navigation stars.
✔In order to find out what does the constellation Aquarius look like? , you need to keep in mind that the best time to contemplate this cluster of stars begins in August and lasts until October. The best territory for contemplating Aquarius is the central and southern regions of Russia. The constellation stretches out in a long line of stars and asterisks, of which there are almost ninety pieces!
Aquarius on a star chart
Visually, Aquarius is a curved line, in the middle of which are the five brightest stars in the shape of the Y sign, protruding from the general cluster of celestial bodies. It was this cluster that ancient astronomers called a vessel for liquid. Taking into account the fact that the constellation could be seen in early autumn, during the rainy period, it becomes clear why the ancient Greeks saw in it a man who, kneeling down, pours water from a vessel.
Stars in the constellation Aquarius
What the constellation Aquarius looks like in the sky - PHOTO
Aquarius's closest neighbors are Pegasus, Eagle, Little Horse, as well as the well-known Pisces and Capricorn. Finding Aquarius among so many stars is quite difficult; it’s easier to find Pegasus first - it looks like a clear rectangle that is immediately visible. Directly below Pegasus is a cluster of upper Aquarius stars, including Aquarius' second largest star, Sadalmelik. The largest star in the constellation is Sadalsud; in Arabic its name reads as “the happiest of the happy”.
Legends and myths about the constellation Aquarius
Aquarius became the most important constellation for the ancient Sumerians; for them it was the personification of An, the god of the sky, who, according to Sumerian legend, enriched the Earth with water - the source of life.
The legend of the young man Ganymede is associated with the constellation Aquarius. The son of the Trojan king Tros, Ganymede, was so beautiful that he could compare in beauty with the golden-haired god of light Apollo. One day, the great Zeus himself noticed Ganymede humming a song from the heights of Olympus and ordered the eagle to immediately deliver the young man to him. An eagle flew like a black cloud at the young man and carried him to the top of Olympus. The beauty of Ganymede impressed Zeus so much that he awarded the young man immortality and entrusted him with the position of his own cupbearer. The nectar flowing from the jug of Ganymede became the symbol of the constellation Aquarius.
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