Sagitta
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Sagitta is a small, faint northern constellation whose name means "the arrow" in Latin.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gamma Sagittae | 0 |
| M71 | 0 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | constellation ⓘ |
| abbreviation | Sge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitude |
about 3.47
ⓘ
about 8.2 ⓘ |
| areaSquareDegrees | about 80 square degrees ⓘ |
| bestVisibleInMonth | August NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderingConstellation |
Aquila
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Delphinus NERFINISHED ⓘ Hercules NERFINISHED ⓘ Vulpecula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brightestStar | Gamma Sagittae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| celestialHemisphere | Northern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| constellation | Sagitta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsDeepSkyObject | M71 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsMessierObject | no ⓘ |
| declinationEpoch | J2000 ⓘ |
| declinationRange | approximately +16° to +21° ⓘ |
| family | Hercules family of constellations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genitiveForm | Sagittae ⓘ |
| hasIAUBoundariesDefinedBy | Eugène Delporte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStar |
Alpha Sagittae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beta Sagittae NERFINISHED ⓘ Delta Sagittae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IAUApprovalYear | 1922 ⓘ |
| IAUConstellation | yes ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Ptolemy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isCircumpolar | no ⓘ |
| isOneOfPtolemaicConstellations | yes ⓘ |
| isSmallestConstellationRank | third smallest constellation ⓘ |
| isZodiacConstellation | no ⓘ |
| liesNear | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | the arrow ⓘ |
| numberOfMainStars | about 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfStarsBrighterThan3_0 | 0 ⓘ |
| quadrant | NQ4 ⓘ |
| rightAscensionEpoch | J2000 ⓘ |
| rightAscensionRange | approximately 18h 57m to 20h 20m ⓘ |
| spectralType | M0III ⓘ |
| symbolism | arrow ⓘ |
| visibleBetweenLatitudes | +90° to −70° ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.