✨ Sagittarius

Sgr · archer · Southern sky

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

Facts about Sagittarius

Constellation	Sagittarius
IAU abbreviation	Sgr
Genitive (Latin)	Sagittarii
Meaning	archer
Brightest star	Kaus Australis (apparent magnitude 1.85)
Area	867 square degrees
Hemisphere	Southern
Messier objects here	15

Deep-sky objects in Sagittarius

M8 — Lagoon Nebula (Diffuse nebula, mag 4.6)
M17 — Omega (Diffuse nebula, mag 6)
M18 — Black Swan Cluster (Open cluster, mag 7.5)
M20 — Trifid Nebula (Diffuse nebula, mag 6.3)
M21 (Open cluster, mag 6.5)
M22 — Great Sagittarius Cluster (Globular cluster, mag 5.1)
M23 (Open cluster, mag 5.5)
M24 — Small Sagittarius Star Cloud (Deep-sky object, mag 2.5)
M25 (Open cluster, mag 4.6)
M28 (Globular cluster, mag 6.8)
M54 (Globular cluster, mag 7.6)
M55 — Specter Cluster (Globular cluster, mag 6.3)
M69 (Globular cluster, mag 7.6)
M70 (Globular cluster, mag 7.9)
M75 (Globular cluster, mag 8.5)

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