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| IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg). Via Wikipedia. |
| Aquarius |
| The Water-Bearer |
| Origin | Ancient |
| Abbreviation | Aqr |
| Genitive | Aquarii |
| Pronunciation | /əˈkwɛəriəs/ genitive /əˈkwɛəriaɪ/ |
| uh-KWAIR-ee-us |
| Location | Celestial Equator |
| Primary Star | Sadalsuud (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. |
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