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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 ...
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The Bayer designation Chi Sagittarii (χ Sagittarii) is shared by three star systems in the zodiac constellation of Sagittarius. The brightest of these, χ 1 Sagittarii and χ 3 Sagittarii, are separated by 0.56° on the sky. The dimmer star χ 2 Sagittarii is located between them, 0.10° from χ 1, and is too faint
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 in visible wavelengths about 117 times that of the Sun. Based on an excess emission of infrared radiation, it may ...
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Zeta Sagittarii (ζ Sagittarii, abbreviated Zeta Sgr, ζ Sgr) is a triple star system and the third-brightest star in the constellation of Sagittarius after Kaus Australis and Nunki. Based upon parallax measurements, it is about 88 light-years (27 parsecs) from the Sun. [1]
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Omega Sagittarii, which is Latinized from ω Sagittarii, is a binary star system in the constellation of Sagittarius, [9] near the eastern constellation border with Capricornus. It is formally named Terebellum / t ɛr ɪ ˈ b ɛ l əm /. [10] [11] This system has a yellow hue and is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual ...