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The constellation Sagittarius. North is to the left. The line going to the right connects ζ to α and β Sagittarii. Above this line one sees Corona Australis. α Sgr (Rukbat, meaning "the archer's knee" [6]) despite having the "alpha" designation, is not the brightest star of the constellation, having a magnitude of only 3.96. It is towards ...
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. It is approximately 32.6 parsecs (106 light-years) from the Sun and has ...
Kappa 2 Sagittarii (κ 2 Sagittarii) is a binary star [3] system in the zodiac constellation of Sagittarius. It is visible to the naked eye with a combined apparent visual magnitude of +5.64. [2] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 10.47 mas as seen from Earth, [1] this system is located around 310 light years from the Sun.
NGC 6520 is an open cluster of stars in the southern constellation of Sagittarius, [5] about 4° to the east of the Galactic Center. [3] With an apparent visual magnitude of 7.6 and an angular size of 6.0′, it can be viewed with binoculars or a small telescope. Just to the west of this cluster is the dark nebula Barnard 86, dubbed the Ink ...
Kappa 1 Sagittarii (κ 1 Sagittarii) is a solitary, [11] white-hued star in the zodiac constellation of Sagittarius. It has an apparent visual magnitude of +5.58, [2] which is bright enough to be faintly visible to the naked eye. According to the Bortle scale, it can be viewed from dark suburban skies.
This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Sagittarius, sorted by decreasing brightness. Name B F G. Var HD HIP RA Dec vis. mag. abs. mag. Dist. Sp. class
21 Sagittarii is a binary star [3] system in the southern zodiac constellation of Sagittarius. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint point of light with a combined apparent visual magnitude of 4.81. [2] The system is located approximately 410 light years away from the Sun based on parallax. [1]
Iota Sagittarii (Iota Sgr, ι Sagittarii, ι Sgr) is a star in the zodiac constellation of Sagittarius. With an apparent visual magnitude of +4.118, it is bright enough to be viewed with the naked eye. [2] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 17.94 mas as seen from Earth, [1] this star is located 182 light years from the Sun.