IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg). Via Wikipedia.
Sagittarius
The Archer
OriginAncient
AbbreviationSgr
GenitiveSagittarii
Pronunciation/ˌsædʒɪˈtɛəriəs/ genitive /-iaɪ/
SAJ-ih-TARE-ee-us
LocationSouthern Hemisphere
Primary StarKaus Australis (ε Sagittarii)
Right Ascention 18h 24m Declination -34° 23'
Martian Solar Lag δ(🜨→♂) +0.529h (31.7m)
The myth behind Sagittarius, “The Archer”, is uncertain. Hyginus, a Roman mythographer, states that the constellation represents Crotus, son of Pan. He invented archery and lived with the Muses on Mount Helicon. They asked Zeus to place Crotus in the sky where he demonstrates the art of archery.
www.underthesky.com
Sagittarius as depicted by Johann Bayer in his Uranometria (1603). Source image provided by www.RareMaps.com — Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. Via www.underthenightsky.com.
←November 1772→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
2930
1 November 1772 2 November 1772 3 November 1772 4 November 1772 5 November 1772 6 November 1772 7 November 1772 8 November 1772 9 November 1772 10 November 1772 11 November 1772 12 November 1772 13 November 1772 14 November 1772 15 November 1772 16 November 1772 17 November 1772 18 November 1772 19 November 1772 20 November 1772 21 November 1772 22 November 1772 23 November 1772 24 November 1772 25 November 1772 26 November 1772 27 November 1772 28 November 1772 29 November 1772 30 November 1772 1 December 1772 28 Chamaeleon 86 1 Hydra 86 2 Hydra 86 3 Hydra 86 4 Hydra 86 5 Hydra 86 6 Hydra 86 7 Hydra 86 8 Hydra 86 9 Hydra 86 10 Hydra 86 11 Hydra 86 12 Hydra 86 13 Hydra 86 14 Hydra 86 15 Hydra 86 16 Hydra 86 17 Hydra 86 18 Hydra 86 19 Hydra 86 20 Hydra 86 21 Hydra 86 22 Hydra 86 23 Hydra 86 24 Hydra 86 25 Hydra 86 26 Hydra 86 27 Hydra 86 28 Hydra 86 1 Corvus 86
MD -92393 MD -92392 MD -92391 MD -92390 MD -92389 MD -92388 MD -92387 MD -92386 MD -92385 MD -92384 MD -92383 MD -92382 MD -92381 MD -92380 MD -92379 MD -92378 MD -92377 MD -92376 MD -92375 MD -92374 MD -92373 MD -92372 MD -92371 MD -92370 MD -92369 MD -92368 MD -92367 MD -92366 MD -92365 MD -92364 MD -92363 MS -89887 MS -89886 MS -89885 MS -89884 MS -89883 MS -89882 MS -89881 MS -89880 MS -89879 MS -89878 MS -89877 MS -89876 MS -89875 MS -89874 MS -89873 MS -89872 MS -89871 MS -89870 MS -89869 MS -89868 MS -89867 MS -89866 MS -89865 MS -89864 MS -89863 MS -89862 MS -89861 MS -89860 MS -89859 MS -89858