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Sagittarius is one of the constellations of the zodiac and is located in the Southern celestial hemisphere. It is one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy and remains one of the 88 modern constellations. Its old astronomical symbol is (♐︎). Its name is Latin for "archer".
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Messier 25, also known as IC 4725, is an open cluster of stars in the southern constellation of Sagittarius.The first recorded observation of this cluster was made by Philippe Loys de Chéseaux in 1745 and it was included in Charles Messier's list of nebulous objects in 1764. [6]
NGC 6565 (also known as ESO 456-70) is a planetary nebula in the constellation of Sagittarius. The object formed when a star ejected its outer layers during the late stages of its evolution . The remnant core of the star, a white dwarf , is emitting vast amounts of ultraviolet radiation that ionizes , or excites, the gas surrounding it, making ...
Messier 18 or M18, also designated NGC 6613 and sometimes known as the Black Swan Cluster, is an open cluster of stars in the constellation Sagittarius.It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1764 and included in his list of comet-like objects. [8]
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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 to be seen with the naked eye.