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| IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg). Via Wikipedia. |
| Sagittarius |
| The Archer |
| Origin | Ancient |
| Abbreviation | Sgr |
| Genitive | Sagittarii |
| Pronunciation | /ˌsædʒɪˈtɛəriəs/ genitive /-iaɪ/ |
| SAJ-ih-TARE-ee-us |
| Location | Southern Hemisphere |
| Primary Star | Kaus 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. |
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