Sagitta (Arrow)

This is the third-smallest constellation in the sky. Its shape reminds of an arrow, which supposedly was fired by Hercules. The constellation was already known by the ancient Greek. Sagitta lies in a very starry region of the night sky, making it a joy to look at it with binoculars.

The brightest star in Sagitta has a magnitude of only 3.5mag. The most prominent deep-sky object is M71 (NGC 6838), a tight star cluster of 7th magnitude at a distance of 18.000 light years.

This constellation does not belong to the zodiac.

Neighboring constellations are Hercules, Aquila, Delphinus, and Vulpecula. Have a look at our full list of all constellations.

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Latin name:	Sagitta (Sge)
English name:	Arrow
Abbreviation:	Sge
Zodiac:	Constellation does not belong to the zodiac.
Brightest star:	(not in database)