Sagittarius constellation pattern

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The Sagittarius constellation pattern is a prominent zodiac constellation in the southern sky, often recognized by its “Teapot” asterism and associated with the direction of the Milky Way’s galactic center.

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Sagittarius constellation pattern canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf asterism pattern
constellation pattern
zodiac constellation
bordersConstellation Aquila
Capricornus
Corona Australis
Indus
Microscopium
Ophiuchus
Scorpius
Telescopium
containsAsterism Teapot asterism
containsBrightStar Delta Sagittarii
Epsilon Sagittarii
Gamma Sagittarii
Phi Sagittarii
Sigma Sagittarii
Zeta Sagittarii
containsDeepSkyObject Lagoon Nebula
M17 nebula
M20 nebula
M22 globular cluster
linked to: Messier 22

M8 nebula
Omega Nebula
Sagittarius Star Cloud
Trifid Nebula
hasAbbreviation Sgr
hasDeclinationRange approximately +25 degrees to −45 degrees
hasLatinName Sagittarius
hasName Sagittarius
hasRightAscensionRange approximately 17h to 20h
isAssociatedWith direction of the Milky Way galactic center
isBestSeenIn summer in the Northern Hemisphere
winter in the Southern Hemisphere
isCataloguedBy International Astronomical Union
isCrossedBy Milky Way
ecliptic
isLocatedIn southern sky
isMoreProminentIn Southern Hemisphere
isPartOf zodiac
isRecognizedBy Teapot shape
isRichIn Milky Way star fields
nebulae
star clusters
isUsedFor locating the galactic center
isVisibleFrom most inhabited latitudes
liesInDirectionOf Milky Way galactic center
linked to: Milky Way center
represents archer

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kaus Borealis isPartOf Sagittarius constellation pattern
Bow of Sagittarius belongsTo Sagittarius constellation pattern
subject linked to: the Bow of Sagittarius