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Aquarius, the water bearer, is one of the oldest recognized constellations along the zodiacThis article is about the astrological concept. For other uses, see zodiac (disambiguation The zodiac (from Greek zoon "animal") is an imaginary belt in the heavens extending approximately 8 degrees on either side of the Sun's apparent path (the ecliptic), the sun's apparent path. It is found in a region often called the Sea due to its profusion of watery constellations such as CetusCetus Abbreviation Cet Genitive Ceti Meaning in English the Whale or Sea Monster Right ascension 1. 42 h Declination minus;11. 35° Visible to latitude Between 70° and −90° Best visible November Area Total Ranked 4th1,231 sq. Number of stars with app, Pisces, EridanusEridanus (the river) is the sixth largest of the 88 modern constellations. It was also one of Ptolemy's 48 constellations. At its southern end is the first magnitude star Achernar (α Eri). Achernar is a very peculiar star because it is one of the fl, etc. Sometimes, the river Eridanus is depicted spilling from Aquarius' watering pot.

1 Notable features

Some principal stars in Aquarius include:

• α Aquarii, Sadalmelik ("lucky one of the king"), found nearly on the celestial equatorThe celestial equator is a great circle on the imaginary celestial sphere, which could be constructed by inflating the Earth's equator until it intersects with said sphere. The celestial equator is inclined by ~23. 5°, with respect to the ecliptic plane;;
• β Aquarii, Sadalsud ("luckiest of the lucky");
• γ Aquarii, Sadachbia ("lucky star of hidden things");

• δ Aquarii, Skat or Scheat ("shin").

The stars γ, ζ, η, and π Aquarii compose an asterism called the Urn, representing Aquarius' watering pot.

Two meteor showers originate in Aquarius: the Eta Aquarids (near May 4) and the Delta Aquarids (near June 28), both providing about 20 meteorites per hour.

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