Teapot asterism
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The Teapot asterism is a prominent star pattern in the constellation Sagittarius that resembles a teapot and is often used by stargazers as a guide to the center of the Milky Way.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sagittarius Teapot asterism | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
asterism
ⓘ
star pattern ⓘ |
| appearsAgainst | dense star fields of the Milky Way ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Galactic Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestSeenFromLatitudeRange | tropical and mid-northern latitudes ⓘ |
| bestSeenInHemisphere |
Northern Hemisphere
ⓘ
Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| containsStar |
Delta Sagittarii
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Epsilon Sagittarii NERFINISHED ⓘ Gamma Sagittarii NERFINISHED ⓘ Lambda Sagittarii NERFINISHED ⓘ Phi Sagittarii NERFINISHED ⓘ Sigma Sagittarii NERFINISHED ⓘ Tau Sagittarii NERFINISHED ⓘ Zeta Sagittarii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRole | navigational aid in Sagittarius ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Sagittarius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedFrom | Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | spout points roughly toward the Galactic Center ⓘ |
| partOf | Milky Way region toward the Galactic Center ⓘ |
| resembles | teapot ⓘ |
| shapePart |
body
ⓘ
handle ⓘ lid ⓘ spout ⓘ |
| usedAs | guide to the center of the Milky Way ⓘ |
| usedBy |
amateur astronomers
ⓘ
stargazers ⓘ |
| visibleIn |
southern sky
ⓘ
summer months in the Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sagittarius Teapot asterism