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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.
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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.
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