Aquarius Constellation: Stars, Mythology, Deep Space Objects, Star Map & Facts

Aquarius Facts

• Aquarius is a Latin word; the English meaning/translation is the Water Carrier.
• Aquarius's pronunciation is Ack-where-e-us.
• The genitive form is Aquarii, which means that any object with "Aquarii" at the end of its name implies a relationship to the constellation. Typically, the thing is within the constellation's boundaries or was once, until the borders were redrawn.
• Aquarius can be shortened or abbreviated to Aqr.
• Aquarius (Constellation) takes up 979.854 sq. degrees of the night sky, equating to 2.38% of the night sky. Aquarius is the 10th largest constellation in the night sky.
• The following constellations border Aquarius:-
  • Pegasus
  • Equuleus
  • Delphinus
  • Aquila
  • Capricornus
  • Piscis Austrinus
  • Sculptor
  • Cetus
  • Pisces
• The Helix Nebula, a planetary nebula is the closest nebula to Earth.
• Trappist-1 is a small insignificant star in the constellation of Aquarius. With an apparent magnitude of 18.80, you need a telescope of at least 18 inches to see it. It has been discovered that the star has at least seven stars. Only our solar system has more. Some planets were said to be close to the star and, therefore, in the Goldilocks zone. It is one of the few stars to have a dedicated website.

Zodiac

Aquarius is a member of the Zodiac group of 12 constellations. Astrologers use the Zodiac constellations to predict someone's future based on their date of birth and which constellation appears after Sunset. The official date range for Aquarians are 21st Jan to 19th Feb.

The Zodiac astrological year may be divided equally between the twelve signs, but when they appear in the night sky, they no longer conform to the Zodiac calendar. The Zodiac constellations are the fourteen signs along the Ecliptic, although only twelve are used in astrology. The extra two are Ophiuchus and Cetus.

Aquarius Stars

Aquarius Deep Space Objects

Charles Messier, a French astronomer of the eighteenth century (1730-1817), added three objects to his Messier catalogue. All three are star clusters, and the last two are globular clusters.

• Messier 73
• Messier 72
• Messier 2

NGC 7522

NGC 7522 is an object of unknown nature. It may be a galaxy, star or nebula, but given the distance, it is not easy to tell what it is.

Sn 2006Ph

Sn 2006Ph is a Supernova remnant of a massive star that has died. The supernova was discovered in 2006, hence the number in its name. It is not what befalls our Sun when it dies. When the Sun dies, it will die, releasing its mass in stellar winds of a Planetary Nebula.

Hvc 076.8-59.5-221

Hvc 076.8-59.5-221 is a high velocity cloud. Currently, we do not have details of its velocity or direction.

Phl 5285

Phl 5285 is a Blue Objects. These objects from the original study time appear on blue photographic plates but not on red ones. Their status is probably updated. Blue objects tend to be recategorised as a White Dwarf but not always.

Aquarius Star Map

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