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SAGITTA

 

(Abbreviation: Sge).

 

An original constellation; small though it is quite distinctive.  It has been identified with Cupid’s bow, and also with the arrow used by Apollo against the one-eyed Cyclops.  There are 2 stars above the fourth magnitude.

 

 

BRIGHTEST STAR

 

STAR

R.A.

DEC

MAG.

ABS.MAG.

SPEC

DIST.PC

H

M

S

o

5    a

19

40

05.6

+18

00

50

4.37

-2.0

GO

190

6    b

19

41

02.8

+17

28

33

4.37

-2.1

G8

200

7    d

19

47

23.0

+18

32

03

3.82

-2.4

M2

170

12  g

19

58

45.3

+19

29

32

3.47

-0.3

K5

51

 

DOUBLE

 

STAR

R.A.

DEC

MAGS.

P.A.

DIST”

H

M

o

q

20

07.7

+20

46

6.3,8.7

328

11.6  SLOW BINARY

 

VARIABLES

 

STAR

R.A.

DEC

RANGE

PERIOD,D

SPEC

TYPE

H

M

o

U

19

16.8

+19

31

6.4---9.0

3.38

B+F

ECLIPSING (ALGOL TYPE?)

S

19

53.7

+16

30

5.5---6.2

8.38

F-G

CEPHEID

 

CLUSTERS AND NEBULÆ

 

OBJECT

R.A.

DEC

TYPE

NOTES

H

M

o

H.20

19

50.9

+18

13

OPEN CLUSTER

MAG. 9. HAS BEEN SUSPECTED OF BEING A GLOBULA

NGC  6838  M.71

19

51.5

+18

39

OPEN CLUSTER

MAG. 9. VERY DISTANT (18.000 L/Y)

NGC  6886

20

10.5

+19

50

PLANETARY

MAG.  12.2 (CENTRAL STAR , MAG. 17)

I        4997

20

17.9

+16

35

PLANETARY

MAG.  11.4 (CENTRAL STAR , MAG. 14)

 

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