Celestial Atlas
Sagitta <—     Sagittarius: The Archer     —> Scorpius
(possessive form Sagittarii, abbreviation Sgr)
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Constellations Bordering Sagittarius
(tba)

Sagittarius is one of the 48 ancient constellations recorded by Ptolemy.

Illustrations of Sagittarius
From Bayer's 1603 Uranometria
(Image Credit and © Tartu Observatory Virtual Museum; used by permission)
Portion of Bayer's Uranometria showing Sagittarius
The horizontal bands represent the Ecliptic (marked in degrees) and the Zodiac

From Bode's 1801 Uranographia
(Image Credit and © Tartu Observatory Virtual Museum; used by permission)
Portion of Bode's Uranographia showing the region near Sagittarius

Map of Sagittarius
(Image from Wikimedia Commons; to be replaced ASAP)
Astronomical chart of Sagittarius

Stars in Sagittarius

     Stars which have common names often have multiple names, so the common names shown (if any) cannot be considered authoritative. Right ascension and declination are given in 2000.0 coordinates.

α Sgr

β Sgr

γ Sgr

δ Sgr

ε Sgr


Celestial Atlas
Sagitta <—     Sagittarius: The Archer     —> Scorpius