What constellation does the cowherd belong to?

Cowherd belongs to eagle constellation.

Aquila, one of the constellations around the ecliptic, is located in the south of Lyra and the north of Sagittarius, mostly in the Milky Way. There are 87 stars in Aquila whose visual magnitude is brighter than 6, of which 13 is brighter than 4.

A Brief Introduction to Cowherd's China Myth;

On the east bank of the Milky Way, far away from Vega, there is a bright star slightly darker than her, which is the alpha star of Altair and Aquila. If the map of Aquila is regarded as an eagle, Altair is the heart of the eagle.

The apparent magnitude of Altair is 0.77m, which is the twelfth bright star in the whole day. Its connection with beta and gamma stars of Aquila points to Vega. In ancient China, the beta star and the gamma star were considered as two children carried by Cowherd with a pole. Unfortunately, the cruel queen mother tore off the golden hairpin on her head and welcomed the sky with one move. In an instant, a Tianhe fell from the sky, which almost separated the two lovers forever.

Legend has it that their experience touched God, and they were allowed to meet once a year on the seventh day of July. Every day, all the magpies in the world come to the edge of the Milky Way and build a magpie bridge for the couple to cross the river. In fact, this is just people's good wishes.

Altair and Vega are 0/6 light years away from us. Even without the galactic barrier, if they want to see each other, they can only dream. On the seventh day of July every year, there is a half moon floating near the Milky Way, and the moonlight makes people unable to see the Milky Way. The ancients thought that the Milky Way disappeared at this time, and the cowherd and the weaver girl met at this time.