Chi Aquarii [SEP] constellation
Chi Aquarii
Chi Aquarii, Latinized from χ Aquarii, is the Bayer designation of a star in the equatorial constellation of Aquarius. The distance to this star, based upon parallax measurements with a 7% margin of error, is roughly . It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of +5.06.
This is a red giant star with a spectral classification of M3 III. The interferometry-measured angular diameter of this star is , which, at its estimated distance, equates to a physical radius
3, and 4 Aquarii. The 11th lunar mansion shared its name with the constellation "Xu" ("emptiness"), formed by Beta Aquarii and Alpha Equulei; it represented a bleak place associated with death and funerals. "Wei", the rooftop and 12th lunar mansion, was a V-shaped constellation formed by Alpha Aquarii, Theta Pegasi, and Epsilon Pegasi; it shared its name with two other Chinese constellations, in modern-day Scorpius and Aries.
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