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Aquarius (Chinese Astronomy)
According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Aquarius is located within the northern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武, ''Běi Fāng Xuán Wǔ''). The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 寶瓶座 (''bǎo píng zuò''), meaning "the precious pitcher constellation". Stars The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Aquarius area consists of: See also *Chinese astronomy *Traditional Chinese star names Chinese star names ( Chinese: , ''xīng míng'') are named according to ancient Chinese astronomy and astrology. The sky is divided into star mansions (, ''xīng xiù'', also translated as "lodges") and asterisms (, ''xīng guān''). The system of ... * Chinese constellations References {{reflist External linksAquarius – Chinese associations [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Traditional Chinese Star Names
Chinese star names ( Chinese: , ''xīng míng'') are named according to ancient Chinese astronomy and astrology. The sky is divided into star mansions (, ''xīng xiù'', also translated as "lodges") and asterisms (, ''xīng guān''). The system of 283 asterisms under Three Enclosures and Twenty-eight Mansions was established by Chen Zhuo of the Three Kingdoms period, who synthesized ancient constellations and the asterisms created by early astronomers Shi Shen, Gan De and Wuxian. Since the Han and Jin Dynasties, stars have been given reference numbers within their asterisms in a system similar to the Bayer or Flamsteed designations, so that individual stars can be identified. For example, Deneb (α Cyg) is referred to as (''Tiān Jīn Sì'', the Fourth Star of Celestial Ford). In the Qing Dynasty, Chinese knowledge of the sky was improved by the arrival of European star charts. ''Yixiang Kaocheng'', compiled in mid-18th century by then deputy Minister of Rites Ignaz Kög ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
16 Aquarii
16 Aquarii, abbreviated 16 Aqr, is a star in the constellation of Aquarius. ''16 Aquarii'' is the Flamsteed designation. It is a faint star, just visible to the naked eye, with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.869. Based upon an annual parallax shift of , it is located about 342 light years away. It is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of −6 km/s, and is predicted to come within in 6.8 million years. At the estimated age of 740 million years, this is an aging giant star currently on the red giant branch with a stellar classification of G7 III. This indicates it has exhausted the supply of hydrogen at its core and is generating energy via hydrogen fusion along a shell surrounding a hot core of inert helium. The star has 2.3 times the mass of the Sun and has expanded to 8 times the Sun's radius. It is radiating 37 times the Sun's luminosity from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature The effective temp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xi Aquarii
Xi Aquarii (ξ Aquarii, abbreviated Xi Aqr, ξ Aqr) is a binary star system in the equatorial constellation of Aquarius. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.7. Based upon parallax measurements made during the Hipparcos mission, this system lies at a distance of around from the Sun. The two components are designated Xi Aquarii A (also named Bunda) and B. Nomenclature ''ξ Aquarii'' ( Latinised to ''Xi Aquarii'') is the binary's Bayer designation. The designations of the two components as ''Xi Aquarii A'' and ''B'' derive from the convention used by the Washington Multiplicity Catalog (WMC) for multiple star systems, and adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Along with Beta Aquarii (Sadalsuud) it constituted the Persian lunar mansion ''Bunda''. In 2016, the IAU organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN decided to attribute proper names to individua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
36 Aquarii '', 2001
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36 may refer to: * 36 (number), the natural number following 35 and preceding 37 * One of these years of Gregorian or Julian calendars: ** 36 BC, 1st century BCE ** AD 36, 1st century ** 1936, 20th century ** 2036, 21st century Arts and entertainment * ''36'' (TV series), an American sports documentary show * "36", a 2002 song by System of a Down from ''Steal This Album!'' * 36 Quai des Orfèvres (film), a 2004 French crime film * "Thirty Six", a song by Karma to Burn from the album ''Almost Heathen ''Almost Heathen'' is the third studio album by the stoner rock band Karma to Burn, released in 2001 via Spitfire Records. It was the last album released before their seven-year disbandment in 2002. The album was reissued in 2022 by Heavy Psych Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
30 Aquarii
30 Aquarii is a single star located about 301 light years away from the Sun in the zodiac constellation of Aquarius. ''30 Aquarii'' is its Flamsteed designation. It is visible to the naked eye as a dim, orange-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.56. The star is moving further from the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of 40 km/s. This object is an aging G-type giant star with a stellar classification of G8 III, although Houk and Swift (1999) found a class of K1 IV. It is a red clump giant, which indicates it is on the horizontal branch and is generating energy through helium fusion at its core. The star is nearly two billion years old with a leisurely rotation rate, showing a projected rotational velocity of 1.6 km/s. It has double the mass of the Sun and has expanded to ten times the Sun's radius. The star is radiating 55 times the luminosity of the Sun from its swollen photosphere at an effective temperature The effect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theta Aquarii
Theta Aquarii (θ Aquarii, abbreviated Theta Aqr, θ Aqr), officially named Ancha (distinguish Ankaa, with the same pronunciation), is a star in the celestial equator, equatorial constellation of Aquarius (constellation), Aquarius. Visible to the naked eye at apparent magnitude 4.175, it is located at a distance of around from the Sun. Since it is near the ecliptic it can be occultation, occulted by the Moon, or very rarely by planets. Nomenclature ''θ Aquarii'' (Latinisation of names, Latinised to ''Theta Aquarii'') is the star's Bayer designation. It bore the traditional name ''Ancha''; Medieval Latin for "the haunch". In 2016, the International Astronomical Union organized a IAU Working Group on Star Names, Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) to catalogue and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN approved the name ''Ancha'' for this star on 12 September 2016, and it is now so included in the List of IAU-approved Star Names. In Chinese astronomy, Chinese, (), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rho Aquarii
Rho Aquarii, Latinized from ρ Aquarii, is the Bayer designation for a binary star system in the equatorial constellation of Aquarius. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of +5.34. Based upon parallax measurements, this star is at a distance of roughly from Earth. It is drifting closer with a radial velocity of –9 km/s. The proximity of this star to the ecliptic means it is subject to lunar occultations. This is a single-lined spectroscopic binary, with the presence of a companion being revealed by Doppler shifts in the spectrum. An initial orbital solution for the data gives an orbital period of 220.4 days. The primary is a giant star with a stellar classification of . It is a candidate mercury-manganese star, showing a surfeit of these elements in the spectrum. With five times the Sun's mass, this star is radiating 1,035 times as much luminosity from its outer atmosphere at an effective temperature of 12,593 K. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
37 Aquarii
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37 may refer to: * 37 (number), the natural number following 36 and preceding 38 Years * 37 BC * AD 37 * 1937 * 2037 Other uses * ''37'' (album), by King Never, 2013 * ''37'' (film), a 2016 film about the murder of Kitty Genovese * 37 (MBTA bus), a bus route in Boston, Massachusetts, US * 37 (New Jersey bus), a NJ Transit bus route in New Jersey, US * "Thirty Seven", a song by Karma to Burn from the album ''Almost Heathen'', 2001 See also * 37th (other) * List of highways numbered 37 The following highways are numbered 37: Australia * Newcastle Inner City Bypass * Nubeena Road (TAS) Canada * Alberta Highway 37 * British Columbia Highway 37 * Winnipeg Route 37 * Ontario Highway 37 * Saskatchewan Highway 37 * Yukon Highwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
38 Aquarii
38 Aquarii is a star in the equatorial constellation of Aquarius. ''38 Aquarii'' is its Flamsteed designation; its Bayer designation is e Aquarii. It is a faint star but visible to the naked eye, with an apparent visual magnitude of +5.43. Based on parallax measurements, it is around away; it is 0.28 degree south of the ecliptic. The spectrum of 38 Aquarii matches a stellar classification of B5 III. A luminosity class of III indicates that this is an evolved giant star. It has 5.6 times the radius of the Sun and is spinning with a projected rotational velocity of 20 km/s. The outer atmosphere of the star has a blue-white glow from an effective temperature The effective temperature of a body such as a star or planet is the temperature of a black body that would emit the same total amount of electromagnetic radiation. Effective temperature is often used as an estimate of a body's surface temperature ... of 13,860 K. References {{DEFAULTSORT:38 Aquar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
25 Aquarii
25 Aquarii (abbreviated 25 Aqr) is a single star in the equatorial constellation of Aquarius. ''25 Aquarii'' is the modern Flamsteed designation; in the past it held the designation 6 Pegasi. It also bears the Bayer designation of d Aquarii. It is located near the border with the modern Pegasus constellation. Although faint at an apparent visual magnitude of +5.09, it is bright enough to be viewed from suburban skies. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 0.01440 arcseconds, it is located at a distance of around from Earth. The visual magnitude of the star is diminished by 0.09 from extinction caused by intervening gas and dust. The spectrum of this star matches a stellar classification of K0 III, with the luminosity class of III indicating that this is a giant star that has evolved away from the main sequence after exhausting the supply of hydrogen at its core. It belongs to a population known as clump giants and hence is generating energy through t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
26 Aquarii
26 Aquarii is a single star located approximately 960 light years away from the Sun in the zodiac constellation of Aquarius. ''26 Aquarii'' is the Flamsteed designation. It is visible to the naked eye as a dim, orange-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.66. This object is moving away from the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of +8 km/s. Houk and Swift (1999) listed a stellar classification of K2(III) for 26 Aquarii, corresponding to an evolved K-type giant of uncertain luminosity class. Bartkevicius and Lazauskaite (1997) found spectral traits of , suggesting some type of giant K-type star with a suspected metal deficiency (MD) of barium. It has 54.5 times the Sun's radius and is radiating 842 times the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature The effective temperature of a body such as a star or planet is the temperature of a black body that would emit the same total amount of electromagnetic radiation. Effe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
24 Aquarii
24 Aquarii is a triple star system in the equatorial constellation of Aquarius. ''24 Aquarii'' is the Flamsteed designation. The apparent magnitude of this system is 6.66, which, according to the Bortle Dark-Sky Scale, means it is a faint star that is just visible to the naked eye from dark, rural skies. It has an annual parallax shift of , which is equivalent to a distance of from Earth. The system is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of −16 km/s. The calculated orbit of the visual binary has a period of 48.65 years and a large eccentricity of 0.868. The primary, component A, is itself a single-lined spectroscopic binary with a period of 5.8839 days and an eccentricity of . One study gives the system a stellar classification of F7 III, suggesting it contains an evolved giant star. Other classifications give classes matching F-type main-sequence stars An F-type main-sequence star (F V) is a main-sequence, hydrogen-fus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
