Sagittarius

Overview

Sagittarius (Sagittarii) — The Archer is one of the 88 modern constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union.

Highlights

• ★The Teapot asterism
• ★The direction of the Galactic Center
• ★The Lagoon (M8) and Trifid (M20) Nebulae

Notable stars

69 catalogued stars in this encyclopedia.

• Kaus Australismag 1.79
• Nunkimag 2.05
• Ascellamag 2.6
• Kaus Mediamag 2.72
• Kaus Borealismag 2.82
• Albaldahmag 2.88
• Alnaslmag 2.98
• Eta Sagittariimag 3.1
• Phi Sagittariimag 3.17
• Tau Sagittariimag 3.32
• 37 Sagittariimag 3.52
• Omicron Sagittariimag 3.76

Deep-sky objects

• M 25
• NGC 6530
• M 23
• Lagoon Nebula
• M 21
• M 22
• M 55
• M 18
• M 28
• Checkmark Nebula
• NGC 6716
• NGC 6520
• IC 1284
• M 54
• NGC 6546
• NGC 6647
• NGC 6469
• M 75
• M 69
• NGC 6645
• Trifid Nebula
• NGC 6568
• M 70
• NGC 6553

Neighbouring constellations

Knowledge connections

• Constellation ofKaus Australis
• Constellation ofNunki
• Constellation ofAscella
• Constellation ofKaus Media
• Constellation ofKaus Borealis
• Constellation ofAlbaldah
• Constellation ofAlnasl
• Constellation ofEta Sagittarii
• Constellation ofPhi Sagittarii
• Constellation ofTau Sagittarii
• Constellation of37 Sagittarii
• Constellation ofOmicron Sagittarii
• Constellation ofPolis
• Constellation of44 Sagittarii
• Constellation ofArkab Prior
• Constellation ofRukbat
• Constellation ofIota Sagittarii
• Constellation ofArkab Posterior
• Constellation ofHR 7623
• Constellation of62 Sagittarii
• Constellation ofUpsilon Sagittarii
• Constellation of3 Sagittarii
• Constellation of59 Sagittarii
• Constellation ofHR 6766

Sources

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

• IAUInternational Astronomical Union

  Official naming, definitions, constellation boundaries, and astronomical nomenclature.