✨ Sagitta

Sge · arrow · Northern sky

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Sagitta is one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. Its name is Latin, meaning arrow; stars within it are named in the genitive form Sagittae.

Facts about Sagitta

ConstellationSagitta
IAU abbreviationSge
Genitive (Latin)Sagittae
Meaningarrow
Brightest starTelum (apparent magnitude 3.47)
Area80 square degrees
HemisphereNorthern
Messier objects here1

Deep-sky objects in Sagitta

Data: IAU-designated constellations & the Messier catalogue, via English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) · stored statically.

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