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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".
Located at the entrance and center of the Milky Way, the constellation Sagittarius is the protector of the universe. Armed with a bow and arrow, the archer aims at those who instigate situations ...
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
Sagittarius (♐︎) (Greek: Τοξότης, romanized: Toxótēs, Latin for "archer") is the ninth astrological sign, which is associated with the constellation Sagittarius and spans 240–270th degrees of the zodiac.
The three-letter abbreviation for the constellation, as adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1922, is "Sge"; American astronomer Henry Norris Russell, who devised the code, had to resort to using the genitive form of the name to come up with a letter to include ('e') that was not in the name of the constellation Sagittarius. [1 ...
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.
Sagittarius (/ ˌ s æ dʒ ɪ ˈ t ɛər i ə s, ˌ s æ ɡ ɪ-/ SAJ-ih-TAIR-ee-əs, SAG-ih-) may refer to: Sagittarius (constellation) Sagittarius (astrology), a sign of the Zodiac; Sagittarius of Gap, a 6th century bishop; Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy
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 ...