IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg). Via Wikipedia.
Aquarius
The Water-Bearer
OriginAncient
AbbreviationAqr
GenitiveAquarii
Pronunciation/əˈkwɛəriəs/ genitive /əˈkwɛəriaɪ/
uh-KWAIR-ee-us
LocationCelestial Equator
Primary StarSadalsuud (β Aquarii)
Right Ascention 21h 31m Declination -5° 34'
Martian Solar Lag δ(🜨→♂) +0.619h (37.1m)
To the ancient Greeks, Aquarius represented Ganymede, a prince of Troy who was so beautiful that Zeus sent his eagle to bring the youth to Mt. Olympus where now he serves as Zeus’ special cupbearer. To compensate Ganymede’s father, King Tros, Zeus gave immortal horses from his own herd.
www.underthesky.com
Aquarius as depicted by Johannes Hevelius in his Firmamentum Sobiescianum sive Uranographia (1687). Source image provided by www.RareMaps.com — Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. Via www.underthenightsky.com.
←January 1828→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
2728293031
1 January 1828 2 January 1828 3 January 1828 4 January 1828 5 January 1828 6 January 1828 7 January 1828 8 January 1828 9 January 1828 10 January 1828 11 January 1828 12 January 1828 13 January 1828 14 January 1828 15 January 1828 16 January 1828 17 January 1828 18 January 1828 19 January 1828 20 January 1828 21 January 1828 22 January 1828 23 January 1828 24 January 1828 25 January 1828 26 January 1828 27 January 1828 28 January 1828 29 January 1828 30 January 1828 31 January 1828 1 February 1828 20 Aquila 115 21 Aquila 115 22 Aquila 115 23 Aquila 115 24 Aquila 115 25 Aquila 115 26 Aquila 115 27 Aquila 115 1 Vulpecula 115 2 Vulpecula 115 3 Vulpecula 115 4 Vulpecula 115 5 Vulpecula 115 6 Vulpecula 115 7 Vulpecula 115 8 Vulpecula 115 9 Vulpecula 115 10 Vulpecula 115 11 Vulpecula 115 12 Vulpecula 115 13 Vulpecula 115 14 Vulpecula 115 15 Vulpecula 115 16 Vulpecula 115 17 Vulpecula 115 18 Vulpecula 115 19 Vulpecula 115 20 Vulpecula 115 21 Vulpecula 115 22 Vulpecula 115 23 Vulpecula 115
MD -72245 MD -72244 MD -72243 MD -72242 MD -72241 MD -72240 MD -72239 MD -72238 MD -72237 MD -72236 MD -72235 MD -72234 MD -72233 MD -72232 MD -72231 MD -72230 MD -72229 MD -72228 MD -72227 MD -72226 MD -72225 MD -72224 MD -72223 MD -72222 MD -72221 MD -72220 MD -72219 MD -72218 MD -72217 MD -72216 MD -72215 MD -72214 MS -70284 MS -70283 MS -70282 MS -70281 MS -70280 MS -70279 MS -70278 MS -70277 MS -70276 MS -70275 MS -70274 MS -70273 MS -70272 MS -70271 MS -70270 MS -70269 MS -70268 MS -70267 MS -70266 MS -70265 MS -70264 MS -70263 MS -70262 MS -70261 MS -70260 MS -70259 MS -70258 MS -70257 MS -70256 MS -70255 MS -70254