104 Aquarii [SEP] constellation
104 Aquarii
104 Aquarii (abbreviated 104 Aqr) is a star in the equatorial constellation of Aquarius. "104 Aquarii" is the Flamsteed designation, although it also bears the Bayer designation A Aquarii. Based on an annual parallax shift of only , the distance to this star is about . At that range, the brightness of the star in the V-band is reduced by 0.10 magnitudes as a result of extinction caused by intervening gas and dust.
This is a double star and possible binary system. The
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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