56 Aquarii [SEP] constellation
56 Aquarii
56 Aquarii, abbreviated 56 Aqr, is a star in the constellation of Aquarius. "56 Aquarii" is its Flamsteed designation. It is a sixth magnitude star, having an apparent visual magnitude of 6.36, and thus is a challenge to view with the naked eye. Based upon an annual parallax shift of , it is located around 643 light years from the Earth. At that distance, the visual magnitude is diminished by an extinction of 0.12 due to interstellar dust. The star is moving closer with
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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