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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 ...
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
Sigma Sagittarii, Latinized from σ Sagittarii; formally named Nunki / ˈ n ʌ ŋ k i /, [13] [14] is the second-brightest star in the constellation of Sagittarius.It has an apparent magnitude of +2.05, [3] making it readily visible to the naked eye.
Epsilon Sagittarii (Latinised from ε Sagittarii, abbreviated Epsilon Sgr, ε Sgr), formally named Kaus Australis / ˈ k ɔː s ɔː ˈ s t r eɪ l ɪ s /, [8] [9] is a binary star system in the southern zodiac constellation of Sagittarius. The apparent visual magnitude of +1.85 [2] makes it the brightest object in Sagittarius.
Mu Sagittarii (μ Sagittarii, abbreviated Mu Sgr, μ Sgr) is a multiple star system in the constellation of Sagittarius. The brightest component, a blue supergiant designated Mu Sagittarii Aa, is formally named Polis / ˈ p ɒ l ɪ s /. [13] The system is 5,000 light-years from the Sun and is part of the Sgr OB1 stellar association.
Messier 22 or M22, also known as NGC 6656 or the Great Sagittarius Cluster, is an elliptical globular cluster of stars in the constellation Sagittarius, near the Galactic bulge region. It is one of the brightest globulars visible in the night sky.
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 an apparent visual magnitude of +2.96, [2] making it the seventh-brightest star in the constellation. It forms part of a double star along with a fainter optical companion designated Gamma 1 ...
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