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Constellation
Sagittarius
The shape: a teapot.
Sagittarius, the Archer, is a centaur – half man, half horse – with bow and arrow. Today people tend to see a teapot in it instead. In its direction lies the centre of our Milky Way with a gigantic black hole, Sagittarius A*.
The stars of the figure
From bright to faint. Brightness is given in magnitudes (mag): the smaller the number, the brighter the star.
- Kausaustralis · 1.85 mag
- Nunki · 2.05 mag
- Ascella · 2.6 mag
- Kausmedia · 2.7 mag
- Kausborealis · 2.81 mag
- Alnasl · 2.99 mag
- PhiSgr · 3.17 mag
- TauSgr · 3.32 mag
In the 3D model
In the 3D model, under “Explore”, the sky dome shows when the constellation Sagittarius can be seen above Switzerland. “Constellations in 3D” shows how far apart its stars really are.
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