Sagittarius

1. A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Scorpius and Capricorn.
2. 1. The ninth sign of the zodiac in astrology.
   2. One who is born under this sign.

[Middle English, from Latin Sagittārius, from sagittārius, archer, from sagitta, arrow.]

The Archer, in astronomy, a zodiacal and summer constellation, the major portion of which lies directly in the Milky Way. Sagittarius is the ninth sign and the southernmost constellation of the zodiac (see illustration). In mythology, it is represented by a centaur, Chiron, drawing his bow to release an arrow. Its most prominent feature is a star group commonly called the Little Milk Dipper. The Milky Way in Sagittarius is very bright, containing rich star fields and clusters, because its direction lies in the center of the Milky Way stellar system. See also Cancer (constellation).

Line pattern of the constellation Sagittarius. The grid lines in the chart represent the coordinates of the sky. The apparent brightness, or magnitude, of the stars is shown by the sizes of the dots, which are graded by appropriate numbers as indicated.

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Sagittarius (Latin plural and genitive Sagittarii) may refer to:

Astrology

• Sagittarius (astrology), "the archer", sign of the zodiac

Astronomy

• Sagittarius (constellation), corresponding to the astrological sign
• See Category:Sagittarius constellation for objects visually within the constellation, e.g. stars named ~ Sagitarii
  • Sagittarius Arm, arm of the Milky Way
  • Sagittarius A, complex radio source at the centre of the Milky Way
  • Sagittarius B2, giant molecular cloud near the centre of the Milky Way
  • Sagittarius Star Cloud, in the constellation
  • Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy, satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, 70,000 light-years away
  • Sagittarius Dwarf Irregular Galaxy, 3.4 million light-years away

Fictional characters

• Sagittarius (comics), member of Zodiac, an evil group in the Marvel Universe
• Sagittarius Aioros (射手座のアイオロス Sajitariasu no Aiorosu) in the manga series Saint Seiya

Fictional places

• Sagitara, one of the Twelve Colonies in the Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)
• Sagittaron, one of the Twelve Colonies in the Battlestar Galactica (re-imagining)

Ships

• USS Sagittarius (AKN-2), World War II US Navy cargo ship
• SuperStar Sagittarius, cruise ship

Zoology

• Secretary Bird (Sagittarius serpentarius), large, mostly terrestrial bird of prey
• Sibynophis sagittarius, species of snake found in South Asia

Other

• Sagittarii, Ancient Roman mounted archers
• Sagittarius (band), late-60s studio group devised by producer and songwriter Gary Usher

See also

• Sagitta, "the arrow", constellation
• Sagittal plane, imaginary plane dividing the human body into left and right halves
• Sagittaria, genus of about 20 species of aquatic plants
• Sagittarians (disambiguation)
• Sagittiferidae, family of acoelomorph worms

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - Skytten

Nederlands (Dutch)
Boogschutter

Français (French)
n. - Sagittaire

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schütze

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (αστρον.) Τοξότης

Italiano (Italian)
Sagittario

Português (Portuguese)
n. - Sagitário (m)

Русский (Russian)
Стрелец, изображение кентавра с натянутым луком

Español (Spanish)
n. - Sagitario, Arquero

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - Skytten

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
射手座, 人马座

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 射手座, 人馬座

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 궁수자리, 인마궁

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 射手座, 射手座生まれの人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) برج ألقوس, وألرامي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מזל קשת‬

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