2. 12 what is the zodiac?

Aquarius (date: 65438+1October 20-February 18) is the eleventh house of the zodiac, located east of Capricorn and west of Pisces. Center position: 22: 40 right ascension, declination-13 degrees.

The four stars α, β, θ, and δ (dangerous lodge I, virtual lodge I, weeping lodge II, and Yulin Army XXVI) are arranged in a γ-shape, that is, the bottle mouth. Zeta Star (grave lodge I) is a beautiful visual binary star. Alpha and gamma stars (Tomb II) are almost all on the equator of the celestial sphere. The globular cluster M2 can be seen in a small telescope. There are 17 stars brighter than 4 in the constellation.

The legend of Aquarius

Prince Ganyedes of Troy is a golden boy. One day, while he was herding sheep, he was suddenly caught by an eagle turned by Zeus (Zhu Ze) on Mount Olympus. This eagle replaced Princess Sybil who married Heracles and was in charge of pouring wine for Zeus. In ancient Rome, the position of the sun in the first month of this constellation was rainy season, so it was named Aquarius, also known as Aquarius.