Aquarius

Aqr star chart as defined since the 1920s (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)

One of the 88 IAU constellations.

Etymology and History

The Greek constellation ...

Origin of Constellation

Almagest Ὕδρος

id	Greek (Heiberg 1898)	English (Toomer 1984)	ident.
	Ὕδρου ἀστερισμός.	Constellation of Aquarius
1	ὁ ἐπὶ τῆς κεφαλῆς τοῦ Ὑδροχόου	The star on the head of Aquarius	25 Aqr
2	τῶν ἐν τῷ δεξιῷ ὤμῳ β ὁ λαμπρότερος	The brighter of the 2 stars in the right shoulder	alf Aqr
3	ὁ ὑπ’ αὐτὸν ἀμαυρότερος	The fainter one, under it	omi Aqr
4	ὁ ἐν τῷ ἀριστερῷ ὤμῳ.	The star in the left shouldcr	bet Aqr
5	ὁ ὑπ’ αὐτὸν ἐν τῷ νώτῳ ὡς ὑπὸ τὴν μασχάλην	The one under that, in the back, approximately under the armpit	xi Aqr
6	ὁ τῶν ἐν τῇ ἀριστερᾷ χειρὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ ἱματίου ἢ’ ὁ ἐπόμενοςἡ	The rearmost of the three stars in the left arm, on the coat	nu Aqr
	ὁ μέσος αὐτῶν	The middle one of these	mu Aqr
	ὁ προηγούμευος τῶν τριῶν.	The most advanced of the three	eps Aqr
	ὁ ἐν τῷ δεξιῷ πήχει	The star in the right forearm	gam Aqr
	τῶν ἐπὶ τοῦ δεξιοῦ ἀκροχείρου γ’ ὁ βόρειος.	The northernmost of the 3 stars an the right hand	pi Aqr
	Τὸ τῶν λοιπῶν καὶ βορείωυ β ὁ προηγούμενος	The more advanced of the other 2 to the south	zet Aqr
	ὁ ἐπόμενος αὐτῶν	The rearmost of them	eta Aqr
	τῶν ἐν τῇ δεξιᾷ κοτύλη συνεχῶν β ὁ προηγούμενος.	The more advanced of the 2 stars close tagether in the hollow of the right [hip]	tet Aqr
	ὁ ἐπόμενος αὐτῶν	The rearmost of them	rho Aqr
	ὁ ἐπὶ τοῦ δεξιοῦ γλουτοῦ	The star on the right buttock	sig Aqr
	τῶν ἐν τῷ ἀριστερῷ γλουτῷ Κ’ ὁ νότιος	The southernmost of the 2 stars in the left buttock	iot Aqr
	ὁ βορειότερος αὐτῶν	The northernmost of them	38 Aqr
	τῶν ἐν τῇ δεξιᾷ κνήμῃ β’ ὁ νοτιώτερος	The southernmost of the 2 stars in the right lower leg	del Aqr
	ὁ βορειότερος αὐτῶν καὶ ὑπὸ τὴν ἀγκύλην	The northernmost of the·m, under the knee-bend	tau Aqr
	ὁ ἐο τῷ ἀριστερῷ ὀπισθομήρῳ.	The star in the back of the left thigh	53 Aqr
	τῶν ἐν τῇ ἀριστερᾷ κνήμῃ β ὁ νοτιώτερος.	The southernmost of the 2 stars in the left lower leg	68 Aqr
	ὁ βορειότερος αὐτῶν ὑπὸ τὸ γόνυ.	The northernmost of these, under the knee	66 Aqr
	τῶν ἐπὶ τῆς ῥύσεως τοῦ ὕδατος ἀπὸ τῆς χειρὸς ὁ προηγούμενος.	The stars on the flow of water: the most advanced [in the section] beginning at the hand	kap Aqr
	ὁ ἐχόμενος ἐκ φότου τοῦ προειρημένου	the one next to the latter towards the south	lam Aqr
	ὁ τούτουυ ἐχόμενος μετὰ τὴν καμπήη	the one next to this, aftcr [the beginning of] the bend	83 Aqr
	ὁ ἔτι τούτῳ ἑπόμενος	the onc to the rear again of this	phi Aqr
	ὁ τούτου ἐν καμπῇ ἀπὸ μεσημβρίας…	the one in the bend to the south of this	chi Aqr
	τῶν ἀπὸ μεσημβρίας αὐτοῦ β’ ὁ βορειότερος.	the northcrnmost of the 2 stars to the south of this	psi1 Aqr
	ὁ νοτιώτερος τῶν δύο.	the southcrnmost of the two	psi3 Aqr
	ὁ διεστὼς αὐτῶν πρὸς μεσημβρύαν μουαχός-	the lone star at some distance from thcsc [two] towards the south	HR 8958
	τῶν μετ’ αὐτὸν β συνεχῶν ὁ προηγούμενος	the morc advanccd of the 2 stars dose tagether after the latter	ome1 Aqr
	ὁ ἐπόμενος αὐτῶν	the rearmost of them	ome2 Aqr
	τῶν ἐν τῇ ἐχομένῃ συστροφῇ ἢ’ ὁ βόρειος.	the northernmost of the 3 stars in the next group	103 + 104 Aqr
	ὁ μέσος τῶν τριῶν	the middlc one of the three	106 Aqr
	ὁ ἐπόμενος αὐτῶν	the rearmost of them	108 Aqr
	ὁμοίως τῶν ἐφεξῆς γ' ὁ βόρειος.	thc northernmost of thc nexl 3 [arranged] likewise	98 Aqr
	ὁ νότιος τῶν τριῶν	the southernmost of the thrcc	101 Aqr
	ὁ μέσος αὐτῶν	thc middle one of thc three	99 Aqr
	τῶν ἐν τῇ λοιπῇ συστροφῇ ’ ὁ ἠγούμενος	the most advanced of thc 3 stars in the rcmaining group	86 Aqr
	τῶν λοιπῶν β’ ὁ νοτιώτερος	the southcrnmost of the other 2	89 Aqr
	ὁ βορειότερος αὐτῶν	the not·thcrnmost of them	88 Aqr
	ὁ ἔσχατος τοῦ ὕδατος καὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ στόματος τοῦ νοτίου Ἰχθύος	the star at the end of thc water and on the mouth of Piscis Austrinus	alf PsA
all	ἀστέρερ μβ, ὥν αἱ μεγέθους ἂ, γ’ 3, δ’ ἢ, εἴ φ, ς’ ἄ.	42 stars, I of the first magnitude, 9 of the third, 18 of the fourth, 13 of the fifth, I of the sixth
	Οἱ περὶ τὸν Ὕδρου ἀμόρφωτοι	Stars round Aquarius outside the constelfation
	ὁ τῶν ἐπομένων τῇ καμπῇ τοῦ ὕδατος φ’ ὁ ἠγούμενος	The most advanced of the 3 stars to the rear of the bend in the water	2 Cet
	τῶν λοιπῶν β’ ὁ βορειότερος	The northernmost of the other 2	6 Cet
	ὁ νοτιώτερος αὐτῶν.	The southernmost of them	7 Cet
	ἀστέρες γ μεγέθους δ’ μ.	{3 stars of magnitude greater than the fourth}

References

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