Constellation Water-bearer (Aquarius)

Constellation Water-bearer (Aquarius) is one of the 88 official IAU constellations, with 0 catalogued bright stars. Sky centre at RA 333°, Dec -10°. Genitive form: Aquarii.

IAU 1922/1930 Water-bearer

Bright stars in Water-bearer

This constellation has no bright stars (mag < 3.0) in our main catalogue. See the full Hipparcos atlas for fainter stars.

About the constellation

Aquarius is one of the 88 official constellations of the International Astronomical Union, defined by the IAU in 1922 with precise boundaries established by Eugene Delporte in 1930. The genitive form Aquarii is used to name stars via Bayer designation (e.g., alpha Aquarii = the brightest star).

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