Aquarius

The Water Carrier
(Aqr)


Aquarius image mapCapricornusAquilaEquuleusPegasusPiscesCetus
       

Aquarius is the eleventh Sign of the Zodiac

 

"Birth Signs"

Dates

Aries The Ram

March 21 - April 19

Taurus The Bull

April 20 - May 20

Gemini The Twins

May 21 - June 21

Cancer The Crab

June 22 - July 22

Leo The Lion

July 23 - August 22

Virgo The Virgin

August 23 - September 22

Libra The Balance

September 23 - October 23

Scorpio The Scorpion

October 24 - November 21

Sagittarius The Archer

November 22 - December 21

Capricorn The Goat

December 22 - January 19

Aquarius The Water Carrier

January 20th - February 18

Pisces The Fish

February 19 - March 20


Brightest stars:

         ______epoch 2000.0______

 

         R Ascension   Declination m    Spectrum parallax common name

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Beta   21h 31m 33.5s - 5° 34' 16" 2.91   G0Ib      0.006"  Sadan Suud

Alpha  22h  5m 47.0s - 0° 19' 11" 2.96   G2Ib      0.012"  Sadal Melik

Delta  22h 54m 39.0s -15° 49' 15" 3.27   A3V       0.038"  Skat

88     23h  9m 26.8s -21° 10' 21" 3.66   K1III     0.010" 

Lambda 22h 52m 36.9s - 7° 34' 47" 3.74v  M2.5IIIa  0.017" 

Epsilon 20h 47m 40.6s - 9° 29' 45" 3.77   A1V       0.021"  AlBali

Gamma  22h 21m 39.4s - 1° 23' 14" 3.84   A0V       0.046"  Sadachbia (ADS 15864)

98     23h 22m 58.2s -20° 6' 2" 3.97   K0III     0.036" 

Tau2   22h 49m 35.5s -13° 35' 33" 4.01   M0III     0.021" 

Eta    22h 35m 21.4s - 0° 7' 3" 4.02   B9IV-Vn   0.025" 

Theta  22h 16m 50.0s - 7° 47' 0" 4.16   G8III-IV  0.021"  Ancha

Psi1   23h 15m 53.5s - 9° 5' 16" 4.21   K0III     0.049"  (ADS 16633A)

Phi    23h 14m 19.4s - 6° 2' 56" 4.22   M1.5III   0.010" 

Iota   22h  6m 26.2s -13° 52' 11" 4.27   B9IV-V           

99     23h 26m  2.8s -20° 38' 31" 4.39   K5III     0.007" 

Psi2   23h 17m 54.2s - 9° 10' 57" 4.39   B5V              

Zeta2  22h 28m 50.1s - 0° 1' 12" 4.42   F3V       0.022"  (ADS 15971A)

3      20h 47m 44.2s - 5° 1' 40" 4.42v  M3III     0.008"  (EN Aqr)

86     23h  6m 40.9s -23° 44' 35" 4.47   G9III     0.028"  (ADS 16511)

Omega2 23h 42m 43.3s -14° 32' 42" 4.49   B9.5V     0.041"  (ADS 16944)

Nu     21h  9m 35.7s -11° 22' 18" 4.51   G8III     0.017" 

 



Deep sky objects:

                 ___epoch 2000.0___     m 

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NGC6981  M 72  20h 53.5m  -12° 32'   10.0    globular cluster

NGC6994  M 73  20h 59.0m  -12° 37'   9.0    open cluster   

NGC7009        21h  4.3m  -11° 22'   8.5    planetary nebula (Saturn Nebula)

NGC7089  M 2  21h 33.5m  - 0° 49'   7.5    globular cluster

NGC7293        22h 29.6m  -20° 48'   6.5    planetary nebula

 





Neighbours:
Pisces -Pegasus -Equuleus -Delphinus -Aquila -Capricornus - Piscis Austrinus - Sculptor - Cetus

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