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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.
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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.
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