constellation Sagittarius

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/constellation_Sagittarius

GPTKB entity

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:Sgr
gptkbp:area	867 square degrees
gptkbp:associatedWith	gptkb:Greek_mythology
gptkbp:brightestStar	Epsilon Sagittarii (Kaus Australis)
gptkbp:declination	−25 degrees
gptkbp:discoveredBy	gptkb:Ptolemy
gptkbp:discoveredIn	2nd century
gptkbp:family	gptkb:Zodiac
gptkbp:galacticCenterLocation	in Sagittarius
gptkbp:genitive	gptkb:Sagittarii
gptkbp:hasViewOf	August
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	constellation Sagittarius
gptkbp:mainStar	8
gptkbp:mythology	represents a centaur archer
gptkbp:neighboringMunicipality	gptkb:Corona_Australis gptkb:Microscopium gptkb:Telescopium gptkb:Ophiuchus gptkb:Serpens gptkb:Aquila gptkb:Capricornus gptkb:Scorpius
gptkbp:notableActor	gptkb:Phi_Sagittarii gptkb:Tau_Sagittarii Delta Sagittarii (Kaus Media) Gamma-2 Sagittarii (Alnasl) Lambda Sagittarii (Kaus Borealis) Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki) Zeta Sagittarii (Ascella)
gptkbp:notableDeepSkyObject	gptkb:NGC_6624 gptkb:NGC_6652 gptkb:NGC_6723 gptkb:Lagoon_Nebula_(M8) gptkb:NGC_6522 gptkb:NGC_6528 gptkb:NGC_6544 gptkb:NGC_6553 gptkb:NGC_6558 gptkb:NGC_6569 gptkb:NGC_6638 gptkb:NGC_6642 gptkb:NGC_6656_(M22) gptkb:NGC_6715_(M54) gptkb:NGC_6749 gptkb:Omega_Nebula_(M17) gptkb:Sagittarius_Star_Cloud_(M24) gptkb:Trifid_Nebula_(M20) gptkb:NGC_6760 gptkb:NGC_6530
gptkbp:quadrant	gptkb:SQ4
gptkbp:rank	15
gptkbp:rightAscension	19 hours
gptkbp:symbol	♐
gptkbp:visibleBetweenLatitudes	+55 and −90 degrees
gptkbp:zodiacSign	gptkb:Sagittarius
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:M69 gptkb:Baade's_Window gptkb:Chiron
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5