Sagittarius

star chart

Sgr star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).

One of the 88 IAU constellations.

Etymology and History

File:Pabilsag, ancêtre mésopotamien du Sagittaire,.jpg

profile of the figure of Pabilsag from a 12th century BC kudurru. è.c. (Roland Laffitte 2023)

The Greek constellation ...

earliest known Greek depiction: Kugel Globe (1st c. BCE): two centaurs in Cen and Sgr with Lup+Ara in between (drawing by SMH 2024).

Origin of Constellation

Almagest

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References

• References (general)
• References (Babylonian)
• References (ancient Greco-Roman)
• References (medieval)