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Sagitta is a dim but distinctive constellation in the northern sky. Its name is Latin for 'arrow', not to be confused with the significantly larger constellation Sagittarius 'the archer'. It was included among the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy , and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the ...
This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Sagitta, sorted by decreasing ... • Notes = Common name(s) or alternate name(s); comments; notable properties ...
Sigma Sagittarii (σ Sgr) ("Nunki") is the constellation's second-brightest star at magnitude 2.08. Nunki is a B2V star approximately 260 light-years away. [6] "Nunki" is a Babylonian name of uncertain origin, but thought to represent the sacred Babylonian city of Eridu on the Euphrates, which would make Nunki the oldest star name currently in ...
Alpha Sagittae, formally named Sham / ˈ ʃ æ m /, [11] [12] is a single [13] star in the northern constellation of Sagitta. Alpha Sagittae is the Bayer designation, which is latinized from α Sagittae and abbreviated Alpha Sge or α Sge.
Gamma Sagittae, Latinized from γ Sagittae, is the brightest star in northern constellation of Sagitta. A single star, [13] it is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of +3.47. [2] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 12.62 mas as seen from Earth, it is located about 288 light-years from the Sun. [1]
All stars but one can be associated with an IAU (International Astronomical Union) constellation. IAU constellations are areas of the sky. Although there are only 88 IAU constellations, the sky is actually divided into 89 irregularly shaped boxes as the constellation Serpens is split into two separate sections, Serpens Caput (the snake's head) to the west and Serpens Cauda (the snake's tail ...
According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Sagitta is located within the northern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武, Běi Fāng Xuán Wǔ).
Zeta Sagittae (ζ Sagittae) is triple star [3] system in the northern constellation of Sagitta. It is visible to the naked eye, having a combined apparent visual magnitude of +5.00. [2] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 12.79 mas, [1] the distance to this star is approximately 260 light years.