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Sagitta (abbr. Sge, gen. Sagittae)
The Arrow. Sagitta is a very small northern constellation, located south of Vulpecula and north of Aquila, that shows clearly the shape of an arrow flying toward Cygnus. It contains the prototype WZ Sagittae star and M71 (NGC 6838), formerly thought to be an open cluster but now considered to be a globular cluster of low condensation. Binoculars show M71 as a misty, round patch (magnitude 8.3; diameter 7.2'; R.A. 19h 53.8 m, Dec. +18° 47'). See below for details of the constellation's brightest stars and interesting deep sky objects.
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| Sagitta. © 2003 Torsten Bronger. Copied here under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License |
| Stars brighter than magnitude 4.0 | ||||||
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| Star | Visual mag. |
Abs. mag. |
Spectral type |
Distance (lt-yr) |
R.A. (h m s) | Dec. ( ° ' '' ) |
| Gamma | 3.51 | -1.12 | K5III | 274 | 19 58 45 | +19 29 32 |
| Delta | 3.68 | -2.01 | M2II+A0V | 448 | 19 47 23 | +18 32 03 |
| Constellations |
| Andromeda | Antlia | Apus | Aquarius | Aquila | Ara | Aries | Auriga | Bootes | Caelum | Camelopardalis | Cancer | Canes Venatici | Canis Major | Canis Minor | Capricornus | Carina | Cassiopeia | Centaurus | Cepheus | Cetus | Chamaeleon | Circinus | Columba | Coma Berenices | Corona Austrina | Corona Borealis | Corvus | Crater | Crux | Cygnus | Delphinus | Dorado | Draco | Equuleus | Eridanus | Fornax | Gemini | Grus | Hercules | Horologium | Hydra | Hydrus | Indus | Lacerta | Leo | Leo Minor | Lepus | Libra | Lupus | Lynx | Lyra | Mensa | Microscopium | Monoceros | Musca | Norma | Octans | Ophiuchus | Orion | Pavo | Pegasus | Perseus | Phoenix | Pictor | Pisces | Piscis Austrinus | Puppis | Pyxis | Reticulum | Sagitta | Sagittarius | Scorpius | Sculptor | Scutum | Serpens | Sextans | Taurus | Telescopium | Triangulum | Triangulum Australe | Tucana | Ursa Major | Ursa Minor | Vela | Virgo | Volans | Vulpecula |
Related categories
• NOTABLE STARS
• NEBULAE AND STAR CLUSTERS
• GALAXIES
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