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Sagittarius

Genitive: Sagittarii

Equatorial Summer 867 sq° Sgr

Brightest star: Kaus Australis (mag 1.85)

RA 18h 52m 0.0s · Dec -28d 00' 0"

Contains the Teapot asterism

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Sagittarius - Mythology

Mythology

The Archer, a centaur aiming a bow. Often identified with Chiron (though Chiron is also associated with Centaurus). The center of our Milky Way galaxy lies in this direction.

Observing Highlights

Extraordinarily rich in deep-sky objects. Contains M8 (Lagoon Nebula), M17 (Omega Nebula), M20 (Trifid Nebula), M22 (globular), M24 (Sagittarius Star Cloud), and many more Messier objects. The galactic center lies here.

When is Sagittarius up?

Showing 50.0° N, 0.0° E. Save your location for a personalised chart.
12:0015:0018:0021:0000:0003:0006:0009:0012:00JanJan 00:00 — altitude -66°Jan 01:00 — altitude -60°Jan 02:00 — altitude -52°Jan 03:00 — altitude -42°Jan 04:00 — altitude -33°Jan 05:00 — altitude -23°Jan 06:00 — altitude -14° (twilight)Jan 07:00 — altitude -6° (twilight)Jan 08:00 — altitude 1° (daytime)Jan 09:00 — altitude 7° (daytime)Jan 10:00 — altitude 10° (daytime)Jan 11:00 — altitude 12° (daytime)Jan 12:00 — altitude 11° (daytime)Jan 13:00 — altitude 8° (daytime)Jan 14:00 — altitude 4° (daytime)Jan 15:00 — altitude -3° (daytime)Jan 16:00 — altitude -11° (daytime)Jan 17:00 — altitude -19° (daytime)Jan 18:00 — altitude -29° (twilight)Jan 19:00 — altitude -38°Jan 20:00 — altitude -48°Jan 21:00 — altitude -57°Jan 22:00 — altitude -64°Jan 23:00 — altitude -68°FebFeb 00:00 — altitude -51°Feb 01:00 — altitude -42°Feb 02:00 — altitude -32°Feb 03:00 — altitude -23°Feb 04:00 — altitude -14°Feb 05:00 — altitude -6°Feb 06:00 — altitude 1° (twilight)Feb 07:00 — altitude 7° (daytime)Feb 08:00 — altitude 10° (daytime)Feb 09:00 — altitude 12° (daytime)Feb 10:00 — altitude 11° (daytime)Feb 11:00 — altitude 8° (daytime)Feb 12:00 — altitude 3° (daytime)Feb 13:00 — altitude -3° (daytime)Feb 14:00 — altitude -11° (daytime)Feb 15:00 — altitude -20° (daytime)Feb 16:00 — altitude -29° (daytime)Feb 17:00 — altitude -39° (daytime)Feb 18:00 — altitude -48° (twilight)Feb 19:00 — altitude -57° (twilight)Feb 20:00 — altitude -64°Feb 21:00 — altitude -68°Feb 22:00 — altitude -66°Feb 23:00 — altitude -59°MarMar 00:00 — altitude -34°Mar 01:00 — altitude -24°Mar 02:00 — altitude -15°Mar 03:00 — altitude -7°Mar 04:00 — altitude 0°Mar 05:00 — altitude 6° (twilight)Mar 06:00 — altitude 10° (daytime)Mar 07:00 — altitude 12° (daytime)Mar 08:00 — altitude 12° (daytime)Mar 09:00 — altitude 9° (daytime)Mar 10:00 — altitude 4° (daytime)Mar 11:00 — altitude -2° (daytime)Mar 12:00 — altitude -10° (daytime)Mar 13:00 — altitude -18° (daytime)Mar 14:00 — altitude -27° (daytime)Mar 15:00 — altitude -37° (daytime)Mar 16:00 — altitude -47° (daytime)Mar 17:00 — altitude -56° (daytime)Mar 18:00 — altitude -63° (daytime)Mar 19:00 — altitude -68° (twilight)Mar 20:00 — altitude -67°Mar 21:00 — altitude -61°Mar 22:00 — altitude -52°Mar 23:00 — altitude -43°Mar: best around 04:00 localAprApr 00:00 — altitude -15°Apr 01:00 — altitude -7°Apr 02:00 — altitude 0°Apr 03:00 — altitude 6°Apr 04:00 — altitude 10° (twilight)Apr 05:00 — altitude 12° (daytime)Apr 06:00 — altitude 11° (daytime)Apr 07:00 — altitude 9° (daytime)Apr 08:00 — altitude 4° (daytime)Apr 09:00 — altitude -2° (daytime)Apr 10:00 — altitude -10° (daytime)Apr 11:00 — altitude -18° (daytime)Apr 12:00 — altitude -28° (daytime)Apr 13:00 — altitude -37° (daytime)Apr 14:00 — altitude -47° (daytime)Apr 15:00 — altitude -56° (daytime)Apr 16:00 — altitude -64° (daytime)Apr 17:00 — altitude -68° (daytime)Apr 18:00 — altitude -66° (daytime)Apr 19:00 — altitude -60° (daytime)Apr 20:00 — altitude -52° (twilight)Apr 21:00 — altitude -43°Apr 22:00 — altitude -33°Apr 23:00 — altitude -23°Apr: best around 03:00 localMayMay 00:00 — altitude 0°May 01:00 — altitude 6°May 02:00 — altitude 10° (twilight)May 03:00 — altitude 12° (twilight)May 04:00 — altitude 12° (daytime)May 05:00 — altitude 9° (daytime)May 06:00 — altitude 4° (daytime)May 07:00 — altitude -2° (daytime)May 08:00 — altitude -10° (daytime)May 09:00 — altitude -18° (daytime)May 10:00 — altitude -27° (daytime)May 11:00 — altitude -37° (daytime)May 12:00 — altitude -47° (daytime)May 13:00 — altitude -56° (daytime)May 14:00 — altitude -63° (daytime)May 15:00 — altitude -68° (daytime)May 16:00 — altitude -67° (daytime)May 17:00 — altitude -61° (daytime)May 18:00 — altitude -52° (daytime)May 19:00 — altitude -43° (daytime)May 20:00 — altitude -33° (daytime)May 21:00 — altitude -24° (twilight)May 22:00 — altitude -15° (twilight)May 23:00 — altitude -7°May: best around 01:00 localJunJun 00:00 — altitude 10° (twilight)Jun 01:00 — altitude 12° (twilight)Jun 02:00 — altitude 11° (twilight)Jun 03:00 — altitude 9° (twilight)Jun 04:00 — altitude 4° (daytime)Jun 05:00 — altitude -2° (daytime)Jun 06:00 — altitude -10° (daytime)Jun 07:00 — altitude -18° (daytime)Jun 08:00 — altitude -28° (daytime)Jun 09:00 — altitude -37° (daytime)Jun 10:00 — altitude -47° (daytime)Jun 11:00 — altitude -56° (daytime)Jun 12:00 — altitude -64° (daytime)Jun 13:00 — altitude -68° (daytime)Jun 14:00 — altitude -66° (daytime)Jun 15:00 — altitude -60° (daytime)Jun 16:00 — altitude -52° (daytime)Jun 17:00 — altitude -43° (daytime)Jun 18:00 — altitude -33° (daytime)Jun 19:00 — altitude -23° (daytime)Jun 20:00 — altitude -14° (daytime)Jun 21:00 — altitude -6° (twilight)Jun 22:00 — altitude 1° (twilight)Jun 23:00 — altitude 6° (twilight)JulJul 00:00 — altitude 12°Jul 01:00 — altitude 9° (twilight)Jul 02:00 — altitude 4° (twilight)Jul 03:00 — altitude -2° (twilight)Jul 04:00 — altitude -10° (daytime)Jul 05:00 — altitude -18° (daytime)Jul 06:00 — altitude -27° (daytime)Jul 07:00 — altitude -37° (daytime)Jul 08:00 — altitude -47° (daytime)Jul 09:00 — altitude -56° (daytime)Jul 10:00 — altitude -63° (daytime)Jul 11:00 — altitude -68° (daytime)Jul 12:00 — altitude -67° (daytime)Jul 13:00 — altitude -61° (daytime)Jul 14:00 — altitude -52° (daytime)Jul 15:00 — altitude -43° (daytime)Jul 16:00 — altitude -33° (daytime)Jul 17:00 — altitude -24° (daytime)Jul 18:00 — altitude -15° (daytime)Jul 19:00 — altitude -7° (daytime)Jul 20:00 — altitude 1° (daytime)Jul 21:00 — altitude 6° (twilight)Jul 22:00 — altitude 10° (twilight)Jul 23:00 — altitude 12° (twilight)Jul: best around 00:00 localAugAug 00:00 — altitude 4°Aug 01:00 — altitude -2°Aug 02:00 — altitude -10°Aug 03:00 — altitude -18° (twilight)Aug 04:00 — altitude -28° (twilight)Aug 05:00 — altitude -37° (daytime)Aug 06:00 — altitude -47° (daytime)Aug 07:00 — altitude -56° (daytime)Aug 08:00 — altitude -64° (daytime)Aug 09:00 — altitude -68° (daytime)Aug 10:00 — altitude -67° (daytime)Aug 11:00 — altitude -60° (daytime)Aug 12:00 — altitude -52° (daytime)Aug 13:00 — altitude -43° (daytime)Aug 14:00 — altitude -33° (daytime)Aug 15:00 — altitude -24° (daytime)Aug 16:00 — altitude -15° (daytime)Aug 17:00 — altitude -6° (daytime)Aug 18:00 — altitude 1° (daytime)Aug 19:00 — altitude 6° (daytime)Aug 20:00 — altitude 10° (twilight)Aug 21:00 — altitude 12° (twilight)Aug 22:00 — altitude 11°Aug 23:00 — altitude 9°Aug: best around 22:00 localSepSep 00:00 — altitude -10°Sep 01:00 — altitude -19°Sep 02:00 — altitude -28°Sep 03:00 — altitude -38°Sep 04:00 — altitude -47° (twilight)Sep 05:00 — altitude -56° (twilight)Sep 06:00 — altitude -64° (daytime)Sep 07:00 — altitude -68° (daytime)Sep 08:00 — altitude -66° (daytime)Sep 09:00 — altitude -60° (daytime)Sep 10:00 — altitude -52° (daytime)Sep 11:00 — altitude -42° (daytime)Sep 12:00 — altitude -33° (daytime)Sep 13:00 — altitude -23° (daytime)Sep 14:00 — altitude -14° (daytime)Sep 15:00 — altitude -6° (daytime)Sep 16:00 — altitude 1° (daytime)Sep 17:00 — altitude 7° (daytime)Sep 18:00 — altitude 10° (daytime)Sep 19:00 — altitude 12° (twilight)Sep 20:00 — altitude 11° (twilight)Sep 21:00 — altitude 8°Sep 22:00 — altitude 4°Sep 23:00 — altitude -3°Sep: best around 21:00 localOctOct 00:00 — altitude -28°Oct 01:00 — altitude -37°Oct 02:00 — altitude -47°Oct 03:00 — altitude -56°Oct 04:00 — altitude -64°Oct 05:00 — altitude -68° (twilight)Oct 06:00 — altitude -67° (daytime)Oct 07:00 — altitude -61° (daytime)Oct 08:00 — altitude -52° (daytime)Oct 09:00 — altitude -43° (daytime)Oct 10:00 — altitude -33° (daytime)Oct 11:00 — altitude -24° (daytime)Oct 12:00 — altitude -15° (daytime)Oct 13:00 — altitude -6° (daytime)Oct 14:00 — altitude 1° (daytime)Oct 15:00 — altitude 6° (daytime)Oct 16:00 — altitude 10° (daytime)Oct 17:00 — altitude 12° (daytime)Oct 18:00 — altitude 11° (twilight)Oct 19:00 — altitude 9°Oct 20:00 — altitude 4°Oct 21:00 — altitude -3°Oct 22:00 — altitude -10°Oct 23:00 — altitude -19°Oct: best around 19:00 localNovNov 00:00 — altitude -47°Nov 01:00 — altitude -56°Nov 02:00 — altitude -64°Nov 03:00 — altitude -68°Nov 04:00 — altitude -66°Nov 05:00 — altitude -60°Nov 06:00 — altitude -52° (twilight)Nov 07:00 — altitude -42° (daytime)Nov 08:00 — altitude -33° (daytime)Nov 09:00 — altitude -23° (daytime)Nov 10:00 — altitude -14° (daytime)Nov 11:00 — altitude -6° (daytime)Nov 12:00 — altitude 1° (daytime)Nov 13:00 — altitude 7° (daytime)Nov 14:00 — altitude 10° (daytime)Nov 15:00 — altitude 12° (daytime)Nov 16:00 — altitude 11° (daytime)Nov 17:00 — altitude 8° (twilight)Nov 18:00 — altitude 4° (twilight)Nov 19:00 — altitude -3°Nov 20:00 — altitude -11°Nov 21:00 — altitude -19°Nov 22:00 — altitude -29°Nov 23:00 — altitude -38°DecDec 00:00 — altitude -64°Dec 01:00 — altitude -68°Dec 02:00 — altitude -67°Dec 03:00 — altitude -61°Dec 04:00 — altitude -52°Dec 05:00 — altitude -43°Dec 06:00 — altitude -33° (twilight)Dec 07:00 — altitude -24° (twilight)Dec 08:00 — altitude -15° (daytime)Dec 09:00 — altitude -6° (daytime)Dec 10:00 — altitude 1° (daytime)Dec 11:00 — altitude 6° (daytime)Dec 12:00 — altitude 10° (daytime)Dec 13:00 — altitude 12° (daytime)Dec 14:00 — altitude 11° (daytime)Dec 15:00 — altitude 9° (daytime)Dec 16:00 — altitude 4° (daytime)Dec 17:00 — altitude -3° (twilight)Dec 18:00 — altitude -10°Dec 19:00 — altitude -19°Dec 20:00 — altitude -28°Dec 21:00 — altitude -38°Dec 22:00 — altitude -47°Dec 23:00 — altitude -56°
below horizon astronomical dark — low to high altitude twilight daytime (sun up) best night-time hour

Right now

Twilight
12°
S (az 174°)
rising

Upcoming (local)

Rise 00:53
Transit 04:19 12°
Set 07:44

Across the year

Best month July
Peak altitude 12°
Circumpolar here no
Dark-sky hours / year 396

Neighboring Constellations

Scorpius Ophiuchus Capricornus Corona Australis

Showpieces in Sagittarius

8
Messier 22 survey image
Messier 22

NGC 6656

5.1 mag 24.0 Easy
Messier 55 survey image
Messier 55

NGC 6809

6.3 mag 19.0 Easy
Messier 23 survey image
Messier 23

NGC 6494

5.5 mag 27. Easy
Messier 8 survey image
Messier 8

NGC 6523

4.6 mag 90. Easy
HIP 88060
7.04 mag 5.9″ B: 7.0 G8II Easy
Messier 28 survey image
Messier 28

NGC 6626

6.8 mag 11.2 Easy
NGC 6530 survey image
NGC 6530
4.6 mag 15. Easy
3 Sgr

HIP 87072; 3 Sgr

4.54 mag 4.22 - 4.86 DCEP F7II Medium

Main Stars in Sagittarius

20
Epsilon Sgr

KAUS AUSTRALIS

HIP 90185; Epsilon Sgr; 20 Sgr

1.85 mag A0III Easy
Nunki

HIP 92855; Sigma Sgr; 34 Sgr

2.02 mag 349.0″ B: 9.9 B2.5V Medium
Ascella

HIP 93506; Zeta Sgr; 38 Sgr

2.60 mag 0.4″ B: 3.5 A2.5Va Very Hard
Kaus Meridionalis

HIP 89931; Delta Sgr; 19 Sgr

2.70 mag 59.9″ B: 11.9 K2.5IIIa CN0.5 Very Hard
Kaus Borealis

HIP 90496; Lambda Sgr; 22 Sgr

2.81 mag 82.5″ B: 9.9 K0IV Medium
Albaldah

HIP 94141; Pi Sgr; 41 Sgr

2.89 mag 0.1″ B: 3.6 F2II-III Easy
Alnasl

HIP 88635; Gamma2 Sgr; 10 Sgr

2.99 mag K1III Easy
Eta Sgr

HIP 89642; Eta Sgr

3.11 mag 3.5″ B: 8.0 M2 III Very Hard
Phi Sgr

HIP 92041; Phi Sgr; 27 Sgr

3.17 mag B7IV Easy
Tau Sgr

HIP 93864; Tau Sgr; 40 Sgr

3.32 mag K1III Easy
Xi Sgr

HIP 93085; Xi Sgr; 37 Sgr

3.51 mag G8/K0 II/III Easy
39 Sgr

HIP 93683; 39 Sgr

3.77 mag G9IIIb Easy
Polis

HIP 89341; Mu Sgr; 13 Sgr

3.86 mag 16.9″ B: 10.5 B8Iab(e) Hard
Rho Sgr

HIP 95168; Rho1 Sgr; 44 Sgr

3.93 mag A9IV Easy
Rukbat

HIP 95347; Alpha Sgr

3.97 mag B8V Easy
Arkab Prior

HIP 95241; Beta1 Sgr

4.01 mag 28.3″ B: 7.2 B9V Easy
Iota Sgr

HIP 98032; Iota Sgr

4.13 mag K0II-III Easy
Arkab Posterior

HIP 95294; Beta2 Sgr

4.29 mag F2III Easy
Theta Sgr

HIP 98412; Theta1 Sgr

4.37 mag B3IV Easy
59 Sgr

HIP 98162; 59 Sgr

4.52 mag K2.5IIb Easy

Double Stars in Sagittarius

15
HIP 88060
7.04 mag 5.9″ B: 7.0 G8II Easy
HIP 100288
6.30 mag 27.3″ B: 7.5 A4/7V Easy
HIP 92882
5.79 mag 17.7″ B: 9.1 F4V Medium
HIP 93537
6.05 mag 7.7″ B: 9.0 G6III Medium
Eta Sgr

HIP 89642; Eta Sgr

3.11 mag 3.5″ B: 8.0 M2 III Very Hard
HIP 97423
6.11 mag 4.6″ B: 6.4 A6m Easy
Arkab Prior

HIP 95241; Beta1 Sgr

4.01 mag 28.3″ B: 7.2 B9V Easy
4 Sgr

HIP 88116; 4 Sgr

4.76 mag 3.7″ B: 8.4 B9V Hard
HIP 88396
6.74 mag 11.4″ B: 9.2 B0.5III Medium
HIP 88905
6.61 mag B3III Hard
HIP 90485
5.92 mag 11.1″ B: 9.3 F9V Medium
HIP 94645
6.25 mag 14.3″ B: 10.1 F9V Medium
Kaus Meridionalis

HIP 89931; Delta Sgr; 19 Sgr

2.70 mag 59.9″ B: 11.9 K2.5IIIa CN0.5 Very Hard
HIP 88038
5.74 mag 54.2″ B: 7.8 G8III Easy
HIP 89020
5.53 mag 4.1″ B: 8.0 K1II Medium

Variable Stars in Sagittarius

9
3 Sgr

HIP 87072; 3 Sgr

4.54 mag 4.22 - 4.86 DCEP F7II Medium
Gamma Sgr

HIP 88567; Gamma1 Sgr

4.69 mag 4.28 - 5.10 DCEP F4-G1Ib Medium
Y Sgr

HIP 89968

5.75 mag 5.35 - 6.09 DCEP F8I Medium
V505 Sgr

HIP 97849

6.48 mag 6.46 - 7.51 EA/SD A0V+F8IV Medium
HIP 88905
6.61 mag B3III Hard
RS Sgr

HIP 89637

6.16 mag 6.01 - 6.97 EA/SD B3V+A Medium
U Sgr

HIP 90836

6.68 mag 6.28 - 7.15 DCEP G1.5Ib Medium
V3879 Sgr

HIP 91781

6.35 mag 6.05 - 6.58 SRB M4III Medium
RY Sgr

HIP 94730

6.25 mag 5.8 - 14.0 RCB G0Ipe(C1,0) Medium

Deep Sky Objects in Sagittarius

30
Open Cluster (12)
Messier 23 survey image
Messier 23

NGC 6494

5.5 mag 27. Easy
NGC 6530 survey image
NGC 6530
4.6 mag 15. Easy
Messier 21 survey image
Messier 21

NGC 6531

6.5 mag 13. Easy
Messier 18 survey image
Messier 18

NGC 6613

7.5 mag 9. Easy
Messier 25 survey image
Messier 25

IC 4725

4.6 mag Easy
NGC 6595 survey image
NGC 6595
7.0 mag 11. Easy
NGC 6716 survey image
NGC 6716
6.9 mag 7. Easy
NGC 6469 survey image
NGC 6469
8.0 mag 12. Easy
NGC 6546 survey image
NGC 6546
8.0 mag 13. Easy
NGC 6568 survey image
NGC 6568
9.0 mag 13. Easy
NGC 6645 survey image
NGC 6645
9.0 mag 10. Easy
NGC 6520 survey image
NGC 6520
8.0 mag 6. Easy
Globular Cluster (13)
Messier 22 survey image
Messier 22

NGC 6656

5.1 mag 24.0 Easy
Messier 55 survey image
Messier 55

NGC 6809

6.3 mag 19.0 Easy
Messier 28 survey image
Messier 28

NGC 6626

6.8 mag 11.2 Easy
NGC 6723 survey image
NGC 6723
7.3 mag 11.0 Easy
Messier 54 survey image
Messier 54

NGC 6715

7.6 mag 9.1 Easy
Messier 69 survey image
Messier 69

NGC 6637

7.6 mag 7.1 Easy
Messier 70 survey image
Messier 70

NGC 6681

7.9 mag 7.8 Easy
NGC 6544 survey image
NGC 6544
8.3 mag 8.9 Easy
NGC 6553 survey image
NGC 6553
8.3 mag 8.1 Easy
Messier 75 survey image
Messier 75

NGC 6864

8.5 mag 6.0 Easy
NGC 6522 survey image
NGC 6522
8.6 mag 5.6 Easy
NGC 6569 survey image
NGC 6569
8.7 mag 5.8 Easy
NGC 6624 survey image
NGC 6624
8.3 mag 5.9 Easy
Galaxy (2)
Barnard's Galaxy survey image
Barnard's Galaxy

NGC 6822

C57

8.7 mag 16 IB Very Hard
IC 4895 survey image
IC 4895
8.0 mag 10.0 Medium
Emission Nebula (3)
Messier 8 survey image
Messier 8

NGC 6523

4.6 mag 90. Easy
Messier 17 survey image
Messier 17

NGC 6618

6.0 mag Easy
Messier 20 survey image
Messier 20

NGC 6514

6.3 mag Medium