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NGC 6559 is a star-forming region located at a distance of about 5000 light-years from Earth, in the constellation of Sagittarius, showing both emission (red) and reflection (blue) regions. In addition, several other nebulae have been located within Sagittarius and are of interest to astronomy.
This glossary of astronomy is a list of definitions of terms and concepts relevant to astronomy and cosmology, their sub-disciplines, and related fields. Astronomy is concerned with the study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth. The field of astronomy features an extensive vocabulary and a ...
Sagittarius A*, abbreviated as Sgr A* (/ ˈ s æ dʒ ˈ eɪ s t ɑːr / SADGE-AY-star [3]), is the supermassive black hole [4] [5] [6] at the Galactic Center of the Milky Way.Viewed from Earth, it is located near the border of the constellations Sagittarius and Scorpius, about 5.6° south of the ecliptic, [7] visually close to the Butterfly Cluster (M6) and Lambda Scorpii.
In astronomy, the Sagittarius Stream is a long, complex structure made of stars that wrap around the Milky Way Galaxy in an orbit that nearly crosses the galactic poles.It consists of tidally stripped stars from the Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy, resulting from the process of merging with the Milky Way over a period of billions of years.
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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 ...
The Sagittarius full moon on May 23, 2024, urges you to connect with your inner voice and start living with more authenticity and truth. Here’s what you should expect. The Moon-Venus-Jupiter ...
In Chinese, 建 (Jiàn), meaning Establishment, refers to an asterism consisting of ξ 2 Sagittarii, ο Sagittarii, π Sagittarii, 43 Sagittarii, ρ 1 Sagittarii, and υ Sagittarii. Consequently, ξ 2 Sagittarii itself is known as 建一 ( Jiàn yī , English: the First Star of Establishment .) [ 4 ]