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The constellation as a whole is often depicted as having the rough appearance of a stick-figure archer drawing its bow, with the fainter stars providing the outline of the horse's body. Sagittarius famously points its arrow at the heart of Scorpius , represented by the reddish star Antares , as the two constellations race around the sky.
Equuleus is a faint constellation located just north of the celestial equator.Its name is Latin for "little horse", a foal.It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations.
Gamma 2 Sagittarii (γ 2 Sagittarii, abbreviated Gamma 2 Sgr, γ 2 Sgr), formally named Alnasl / æ l ˈ n æ z əl /, [7] is a 3rd-magnitude star in the zodiac constellation of Sagittarius. The location of this star is in the handle of the Bow of Sagittarius the Centaur.
Alpha Sagittarii is a blue, class B dwarf star.It does not appear particularly bright in the sky to the naked eye, with a visual apparent magnitude of +3.97.. The star has an effective temperature about twice that of the Sun and is nearly three times as massive, with a luminosity about 130 times that of the Sun. Based on an excess emission of infrared radiation, it may have a debris disk, much ...
The Omega Nebula is an H II region in the constellation Sagittarius.It was discovered by Philippe Loys de Chéseaux in 1745. Charles Messier catalogued it in 1764. It is by some of the richest starfields of the Milky Way, figuring in the northern two-thirds of Sagittarius.
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Sagittarius’ sun sign is Sagittarius, but you knew that already. As a fire sign, Sagittarius is all about energy, action and motivation. They are often quick to get inspired and make for highly ...
Beta 1 Sagittarii, Latinized from β 1 Sagittarii, is a binary star system in the zodiac constellation of Sagittarius, [11] next to the southern constellation border with Telescopium. The brighter primary is named Arkab Prior / ˈ ɑːr k æ b ˈ p r aɪ ər /, the traditional name of the system.