List of stars in Sagittarius - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

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s in the constellation

Constellation

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Sagittarius
Sagittarius (constellation)
Sagittarius is a constellation of the zodiac, the one containing the galactic center. Its name is Latin for the archer, and its symbol is , a stylized arrow. Sagittarius is commonly represented as a centaur drawing a bow...

, sorted by decreasing brightness.

Name	B Bayer designation A Bayer designation is a stellar designation in which a specific star is identified by a Greek letter, followed by the genitive form of its parent constellation's Latin name...	F Flamsteed designation Flamsteed designations for stars are similar to Bayer designations, except that they use numbers instead of Greek letters. Each star is assigned a number and the Latin genitive of the constellation it lies in...	HD Henry Draper Catalogue The Henry Draper Catalogue is an astronomical star catalogue published between 1918 and 1924, giving spectroscopic classifications for 225,300 stars; it was later expanded by the Henry Draper Extension , published between 1925 and 1936, which gave classifications for 46,850 more stars, and by the...	HIP	vis. mag. Apparent magnitude The apparent magnitude of a celestial body is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth, adjusted to the value it would have in the absence of the atmosphere...	abs. mag. Absolute magnitude Absolute magnitude is the measure of a celestial object's intrinsic brightness. it is also the apparent magnitude a star would have if it were 32.6 light years away from Earth...	Dist. (ly)	Sp. class Stellar classification In astronomy, stellar classification is a classification of stars based on their spectral characteristics. The spectral class of a star is a designated class of a star describing the ionization of its chromosphere, what atomic excitations are most prominent in the light, giving an objective measure...	Notes
ε Sgr Epsilon Sagittarii Epsilon Sagittarii is a binary star that lies 144.64 light-years distant in the constellation Sagittarius. It has a faint, 14th magnitude, companion, Epsilon Sagittarii B, 32 arcseconds distant....	ε	20	169022	90185	1.79	−1.44	145	B9.5III	Kaus Australis
σ Sgr Sigma Sagittarii Sigma Sagittarii is the second brightest star system in the constellation Sagittarius.Its modern name Nunki is an Assyrian or Babylonian name recovered by archaeologists and made public by R.H.Allen....	σ	34	175191	92855	2.05	−2.14	224	B2.5V	Nunki, Sadira
ζ Sgr Zeta Sagittarii Zeta Sagittarii is the third brightest star system in the constellation Sagittarius. It has the traditional name Ascella from a Late Latin word meaning armpit....	ζ	38	176687	93506	2.60	0.42	89	A3IV	Ascella
δ Sgr Delta Sagittarii Delta Sagittarii is a star system in the constellation Sagittarius. It has the traditional names Kaus Media, Kaus Meridionalis, and Media. Kaus Media is 306 light years from Earth and radiates with a total luminosity of 1180 times that of the Sun...	δ	19	168454	89931	2.72	−2.14	306	K3III	Kaus Media (Kaus Medius, Kaus Meridionalis)
λ Sgr Lambda Sagittarii Lambda Sagittarii is a star within the constellation Sagittarius. The star marks the top of the Archer's bow, whence its traditional name Kaus Borealis. It also marks the top of the lid of the so-called "Teapot" asterism...	λ	22	169916	90496	2.82	0.95	77	K1IIIb	Kaus Borealis
π Sgr Pi Sagittarii Pi Sagittarii is a triple star system in the constellation Sagittarius. It has the traditional name Albaldah. It is known as 建三 in Chinese....	π	41	178524	94141	2.88	−2.77	440	F2II/III	Al Baldah, Nir al Beldat, Lucida Oppidi
γ² Sgr Gamma Sagittarii Gamma Sagittarii is a 3rd-magnitude star in the constellation Sagittarius.It was temporarily referred to Gamma-2 Sagittarii . The Bayer designation "Gamma Sagittarii" was temporarily shared by two star systems in this constellation, γ1 Sagittarii and γ2 Sagittarii...	γ²	10	165135	88635	2.98	0.63	96	K0III	Alnasl, Nash, Nushaba
η Sgr Eta Sagittarii Eta Sagittarii is a star system in the constellation Sagittarius, 149 light years from Earth.It was formerly known as "Beta Telescopii" . The SkyMap site has the name "Sephdar" attributed to η Sgr, but the etymology of this name is not clear.The primary component, η Sagittarii A, is a spectral...	η		167618	89642	3.10	−0.20	149	M2III	46 G. Sgr; irregular variable Irregular variable An irregular variable is a type of variable star in which variations in brightness show no regular periodicity. There are two main sub-types of irregular variable: eruptive and pulsating.Eruptive irregular variables are divided into three categories:...
φ Sgr Phi Sagittarii Phi Sagittarii is a star in the constellation Sagittarius. It is a member of the teapot asterism marking the junction of lid and handle.Phi Sagittarii is a spectral type B8 giant and has an apparent magnitude of +3.17...	φ	27	173300	92041	3.17	−1.08	231	B8.5III
τ Sgr Tau Sagittarii Tau Sagittarii is a star in the constellation Sagittarius, 120 light years from Earth. In ancient Chinese astronomy, it is the 5th star of 6 stars in the Dipper or 'South Dipper' mansion of the Black Tortoise of the North...	τ	40	177716	93864	3.32	0.48	120	K1/K2III
ξ² Sgr	ξ²	37	175775	93085	3.52	−1.77	372	G8/K0II/III
ο Sgr Omicron Sagittarii Omicron Sagittarii is a binary star in the constellation Sagittarius. ο Sagittarii is located 142 light years from Earth and is a spectral type K0 orange giant with an apparent magnitude of +3.77...	ο	39	177241	93683	3.76	0.61	139	K0III
μ Sgr Mu Sagittarii Mu Sagittarii is a star system in the constellation Sagittarius. It also has the traditional name Polis, from a Coptic word meaning foal. In ancient Chinese astronomy, it is the 1st of 6 stars in the Dipper or 'South Dipper' mansion of the Black Tortoise of the North.The stars in the Polis system...	μ	13	166937	89341	3.84		>3000	B2III:	Polis ; quintuple star Multiple star A multiple star consists of three or more stars which appear from the Earth to be close to one another in the sky. This may result from the stars being physically close and gravitationally bound to each other, in which case it is physical, or this closeness may be merely apparent, in which case... ; Algol variable Algol variable Algol variables or Algol-type binaries are a class of eclipsing binary stars where the orbital plane of the stars are coincident with the line of sight from Earth. When the cooler component passes in front of the hotter one, part of the latter's light is blocked, and the total brightness of the...
ρ¹ Sgr	ρ¹	44	181577	95168	3.92	1.06	122	F0III/IV	δ Sct variable Delta Scuti variable A Delta Scuti variable is a variable star which exhibits variations in its luminosity due to both radial and non-radial pulsations of the star's surface. Typical brightness fluctuations are from 0.003 to 0.9 magnitudes in V over a period of a few hours, although the amplitude and period of the...
β¹ Sgr	β¹		181454	95241	3.96	−1.36	378	B9V	Arkab Prior; 168 G. Sgr
α Sgr Alpha Sagittarii Alpha Sagittarii is a star in the Sagittarius constellation. It has the traditional names 天淵三 , Alrami and Rukbat, derived from the Arabic rukbat al-rāmī = the knee of the archer...	α		181869	95347	3.96	0.38	170	B8V	Rukbat, Alrami; 177 G. Sgr
ι Sgr Iota Sagittarii Iota Sagittarii is a star in the constellation Sagittarius.Iota Sagittarii is a spectral type K0 giant and has an apparent magnitude of +4.12. It is 189 light years from Earth....	ι		188114	98032	4.12	0.30	189	K0III	241 G. Sgr
β² Sgr	β²		181623	95294	4.27	1.13	139	F2III	Arkab Posterior; 172 G. Sgr
θ¹ Sgr	θ¹		189103	98412	4.37	−2.02	617	B2.5IV	256 G. Sgr
62 Sgr 62 Sagittarii 62 Sagittarii or c Sagittarii is an M-type giant star in the constellation of Sagittarius. It is the southwest corner of the asterism called the Terebellum. It is an irregular variable whose apparent visual magnitude varies between 4.45 and 4.64, and, at its brightest, it is the...	c	62	189763	98688	4.43	−1.26	448	M4III	V3872 Sgr; part of the Terebellum Terebellum (astronomy) The Terebellum, by Ptolemy called τετράπλευρον , is a quadrilateral of stars in the constellation Sagittarius. It is formed of four 4th magnitude stars, all within two degrees of each other:* Omega Sagittarii, at the northeast corner.... ; irregular variable
υ Sgr Upsilon Sagittarii Upsilon Sagittarii is a spectroscopic binary star system in the constellation Sagittarius. Upsilon Sagittarii is the prototypical hydrogen-deficient binary , and one of only four such systems known...	υ	46	181615	95176	4.52	−4.03	1672	B2Vpe+A2IaS	the prototypical hydrogen-deficient binary; Be star Be star A Be star is a B-type star with prominent emission lines of hydrogen in its spectrum. The designation is combined by the spectral class, B, and the lowercase e denoting emission in the spectral classification system. Line emission from other atomic ions might be present as well, but is typically...
X Sgr X Sagittarii X Sagittarii is a Cepheid variable star in the constellation Sagittarius.This variable star changes in apparent magnitude from +4.24 to +4.84 with a period of 7.01 days. Its change in brightness is accompanied by a change in spectral classification, from G2 to F5.-Co-ordinates :*Right ascension...		3	161592	87072	4.53	−3.06	1076	F7II	Cepheid variable Cepheid variable A Cepheid is a member of a class of very luminous variable stars. The strong direct relationship between a Cepheid variable's luminosity and pulsation period, secures for Cepheids their status as important standard candles for establishing the Galactic and extragalactic distance scales.Cepheid...
59 Sgr 59 Sagittarii 59 Sagittarii , also known by its Bayer designation b Sagittarii, is a K-type bright giant star in the constellation of Sagittarius. It has an apparent visual magnitude of approximately 4.544...	b¹	59	188603	98162	4.54	−3.30	1207	K3III	part of the Terebellum
31 G. Sgr			165634	88839	4.55	−0.59	348	K0IIICNpvar
52 Sgr	h²	52	184707	96465	4.59	0.77	189	B8/B9V
γ¹ Sgr Gamma Sagittarii Gamma Sagittarii is a 3rd-magnitude star in the constellation Sagittarius.It was temporarily referred to Gamma-2 Sagittarii . The Bayer designation "Gamma Sagittarii" was temporarily shared by two star systems in this constellation, γ1 Sagittarii and γ2 Sagittarii...	γ¹		164975	88567	4.66	−4.36	2076	G0Ib/II	W Sgr; 26 G. Sgr; Cepheid variable
51 G. Sgr			167818	89678	4.66	−2.00	700	K3III
ω Sgr Omega Sagittarii Omega Sagittarii is a G-type subgiant star in the constellation of Sagittarius. It has an apparent visual magnitude of approximately 4.70. It is the northeast corner of the asterism called the Terebellum and at approximately 78 light years from Earth, it is the nearest of the four stars in...	ω	58	188376	98066	4.70	2.82	78	G3/G5III	part of the Terebellum
4 Sgr 4 Sagittarii 4 Sagittarii is a type-B main sequence star in Sagittarius....		4	163955	88116	4.74	−0.89	436	B9V
268 G. Sgr			189831	98761	4.77	−0.70	405	K4III
21 Sgr		21	169420	90289	4.81	−1.50	597	A1/A2V
60 Sgr 60 Sagittarii 60 Sagittarii , or A Sagittarii , is a G-type giant star in the constellation of Sagittarius. It is approximately 340 light-years from the Earth. It is the northwest corner of the asterism called the Terebellum and, with an apparent magnitude of approximately 4.851, it is the dimmest...	A	60	189005	98353	4.84	−0.25	340	G8II/III	part of the Terebellum
91 G. Sgr			172910	91918	4.86	−0.84	451	B2V
ν¹ Sgr	ν¹	32	174974	92761	4.86	−3.91	1852	K1II	Ain al Rami
ψ Sgr Psi Sagittarii Psi Sagittarii is a binary star in the constellation Sagittarius. The star system is 330 light years from Earth. The two stars are separated by 0.15 arcseconds on the sky, which puts them approximately 15 astronomical units apart. The star system has a combined apparent magnitude of +4.86...	ψ	42	179950	94643	4.86	−0.16	330	K0/K1III+..
56 Sgr	f	56	186648	97290	4.87	0.88	205	K0III
43 Sgr	d	43	180540	94820	4.88	−1.20	535	K0III
11 Sgr 11 Sagittarii 11 Sagittarii is a double star in Sagittarius. The primary star is a K-type main sequence star....		11	166464	89153	4.96	0.59	244	K0III
270 G. Sgr			190056	98842	4.99	0.00	324	K1III/IV
14 G. Sgr			163755	88060	5.00	−2.29	934	K5/M0III
ν² Sgr	ν²	35	175190	92845	5.00	0.41	270	K1Ib/II	Ain al Rami
61 Sgr	g	61	188899	98258	5.01	0.25	292	A2V
ξ¹ Sgr	ξ¹	36	175687	93057	5.02	−5.92	5015	B9.5Ib
χ¹ Sgr	χ¹	47	182369	95477	5.02	0.87	221	A4IV/V
55 Sgr	e²	55	186005	96950	5.06	1.42	175	F3IV/V
76 G. Sgr			170680	90806	5.12	1.04	213	B9/B9.5V
29 Sgr		29	174116	92390	5.22	−1.59	749	K2III
77 G. Sgr			171034	91014	5.28	−3.90	2233	B2III/IV
15 Sgr 15 Sagittarii 15 Sagittarii is a multiple star in Sagittarius. The primary star is a Type-B star....		15	167264	89439	5.29			B0/1Ia/ab
54 Sgr	e¹	54	185644	96808	5.30	0.92	245	K1III
θ² Sgr	θ²		189118	98421	5.30	1.89	157	A4/A5IV	257 G. Sgr
V3961 Sgr (235 G. Sgr)			187474	97749	5.32	0.24	339	A0p	α² CVn variable
279 G. Sgr Gliese 783 Gliese 783 is a binary star system in the constellation of Sagittarius. It is 19.87 light years from Earth, and it has an absolute magnitude of +5.32. In space, Gliese 783 is approaching the solar system at a velocity of approximately 140 kilometers per second. At this rate, it will be 6.7 light...			191408	99461	5.32	6.41	20	K2V	nearby binary star Binary star A binary star is a star system consisting of two stars orbiting around their common center of mass. The brighter star is called the primary and the other is its companion star, comes, or secondary...
V4050 Sgr (59 G. Sgr)			168733	90074	5.33	−1.06	619	B7Ib/II	α² CVn variable
7 Sgr 7 Sagittarii 7 Sagittarii is a type-F star in Sagittarius....		7	164584	88380	5.37	−2.28	1105	F2/F3II/III
75 G. Sgr			170479	90763	5.37	0.22	350	A5V
28 Sgr		28	173460	92111	5.37	−2.60	1278	K5III
χ³ Sgr	χ³	49	182416	95503	5.45	−0.50	505	K3III
193 G. Sgr			183275	95865	5.46	1.00	254	K1/K2III
212 G. Sgr			184985	96536	5.46	3.01	101	F7V
14 Sgr 14 Sagittarii 14 Sagittarii is a K-type main sequence variable star in Sagittarius....		14	167036	89369	5.49	−0.46	505	K2III
24 Sgr		24	171115	91004	5.49	−4.62	3432	K3III
134 G. Sgr			177074	93667	5.49	−0.63	546	A0V
226 G. Sgr			186185	97063	5.49	2.67	120	F5V
126 G. Sgr			176162	93225	5.51	−0.48	514	B4V
153 G. Sgr			179497	94437	5.51	−0.68	565	K3III
228 G. Sgr			186500	97260	5.51	−0.61	545	B8III
32 G. Sgr			165687	88816	5.52	1.10	249	K0III
60 G. Sgr			168838	90124	5.52	0.57	319	K0III
37 G. Sgr			166023	89020	5.53	0.31	360	K1III + (F)
114 G. Sgr			175317	92882	5.56	3.03	104	F5/F6IV/V
V4024 Sgr (144 G. Sgr)			178175	93996	5.56	−2.80	1531	B2V	γ Cas variablep; Be star
50 Sgr		50	182629	95564	5.57	−0.59	556	K1/K2III
18 Sgr 18 Sagittarii 18 Sagittarii is a Type-K star in Sagittarius....		18	169233	90260	5.58	−0.93	653	K0III
162 G. Sgr			180885	94986	5.59	−3.17	1842	B4III
165 G. Sgr			181240	95077	5.59	1.81	186	A6:m...
κ¹ Sgr	κ¹		193571	100469	5.60	1.23	244	A0V	292 G. Sgr
74 G. Sgr			170433	90687	5.63	0.86	293	K0III
131 G. Sgr			176704	93498	5.63	0.99	276	K2III
51 Sgr	h¹	51	184552	96406	5.64	0.89	290	A1m...	V5548 Sgr; δ Sct variable
κ² Sgr	κ²		193807	100591	5.64	0.36	370	A3V	294 G. Sgr
262 G. Sgr			189245	98470	5.65	4.05	68	F7V
186 G. Sgr			182681	95619	5.66	1.46	225	B8/B9V
209 G. Sgr			184835	96496	5.66	0.00	442	K0III
33 Sgr		33	174947	92747	5.68	−2.95	1734	G8/K0II
63 Sgr		63	189741	98633	5.69	0.80	309	A1IV
189 G. Sgr			183007	95823	5.70	1.91	187	Am
187 G. Sgr			182645	95557	5.71	−1.40	862	B7IV
21 G. Sgr			164402	88298	5.72			B0Iab...
184 G. Sgr			182477	95485	5.72	−1.01	723	K2III
12 G. Sgr			163652	88038	5.74	0.49	365	G8III
10 G. Sgr			163318	87836	5.76	2.25	164	A7III/IV
Y Sgr			168608	89968	5.76	−2.23	1294	F8II	57 G. Sgr
84 G. Sgr			171961	91405	5.78	0.01	465	B8III
152 G. Sgr			179323	94434	5.79	−3.27	2117	K2III
259 G. Sgr			189198	98512	5.80	0.59	359	A8III
50 G. Sgr			167720	89609	5.81	−1.72	1045	K2III
94 G. Sgr			173117	91974	5.82	−1.11	793	B8III
ρ² Sgr	ρ²	45	181645	95188	5.84	0.63	359	K0III
86 G. Sgr			172051	91438	5.85	5.28	42	G5V
296 G. Sgr			194215	100738	5.86	−0.24	541	G8II/III
57 Sgr		57	187739	97783	5.88	0.98	312	K0III
9 Sgr 9 Sagittarii 9 Sagittarii is an emission-line star in Sagittarius. It has a spectral type of 04V....		9	164794	88469	5.89	−5.01	4939	O6Vf
V4089 Sgr (201 G. Sgr)			184035	96234	5.89	0.26	435	A5IV-III	Algol variable
66 G. Sgr HD 169830 HD 169830 is a yellow-white dwarf star in the constellation of Sagittarius, 118.46 light years from our solar system. It is known to be orbited by two large Jupiter-like planets.- Star :...			169830	90485	5.90	3.10	118	F8V	has two planets Extrasolar planet An extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, is a planet outside the Solar System. A total of such planets have been identified as of . It is now known that a substantial fraction of stars have planets, including perhaps half of all Sun-like stars... (b HD 169830 b HD 169830 b is an extrasolar planet three times the mass of Jupiter. Due to its high mass, it is most likely a gas giant planet, akin to Jupiter and Saturn in our own solar system. This planet at 0.8 AU is slightly farther out than Venus is in our solar system, orbiting around its star every 262... & c HD 169830 c HD 169830 c is an extrasolar planet, most likely a gas giant, three and a half times as massive as Jupiter. It is likely to be smaller in radius but slightly larger than Jupiter. Its orbit is eccentric, with a period of 1830 days.... )
116 G. Sgr			175360	92931	5.91	−1.27	891	B6III
180 G. Sgr			182286	95456	5.91	1.32	270	K3III
83 G. Sgr			171856	91347	5.93	1.01	314	A5IV
138 G. Sgr			177517	93763	5.93	−1.20	869	B8IIIsp...
29 G. Sgr			165185	88694	5.94	4.74	57	G3V
260 G. Sgr			189195	98461	5.95	1.02	316	G8/K0III
16 Sgr 16 Sagittarii 16 Sagittarii is a double star in Sagittarius. The primary star is a Type-B star....		16	167263	89440	5.96			B0.5Ib/II
132 G. Sgr			176884	93537	5.96	−2.33	1482	K0II/III
218 G. Sgr			185467	96760	5.97	0.45	415	K0III
25 G. Sgr			164870	88550	5.98	0.79	355	K2III
13 G. Sgr			163685	88012	5.99	−2.06	1331	B3II/III
141 G. Sgr			177817	93855	6.00	−1.19	893	B7V
264 G. Sgr			189561	98575	6.01	1.10	313	K0III
RS Sgr			167647	89637	6.03	−1.13	881	B3/B4IV/V	47 G. Sgr
179 G. Sgr			182180	95408	6.03	−2.00	1315	B2Vnn
233 G. Sgr			187098	97515	6.04	2.75	149	F3V
V4387 Sgr (45 G. Sgr)			167356	89470	6.05	−4.35	3928	Ap Si	α² CVn variable
140 G. Sgr			177846	93925	6.05	−1.19	916	K3III
295 G. Sgr			194184	100764	6.08	0.91	352	K3III
121 G. Sgr			175794	93134	6.09	0.46	436	K3III
163 G. Sgr			180928	94929	6.09	0.09	517	K4III
148 G. Sgr			178555	94144	6.11	0.71	392	K1III
197 G. Sgr			183545	95965	6.11	−1.78	1235	A2V
232 G. Sgr			186984	97423	6.11	2.13	204	A6:IIIm...
258 G. Sgr			189140	98485	6.11	−1.53	1101	M0III
108 G. Sgr			174631	92643	6.12	0.22	493	K1III
38 G. Sgr			166197	89086	6.13			B2II/III
178 G. Sgr			181925	95396	6.13	−0.12	579	M1/M2III
V4333 Sgr (208 G. Sgr)			184705	96440	6.13	1.80	240	F0V	δ Sct variable
62 G. Sgr			169236	90290	6.14	0.39	461	K0III
123 G. Sgr			175892	93140	6.14	1.67	255	A1V
224 G. Sgr			186042	97067	6.14	−0.95	853	B8IV/V
58 G. Sgr			168646	90012	6.15	0.33	475	A3III
3 G. Sgr			161664	87099	6.18	−2.54	1811	G3/G5Ib
63 Oph 63 Ophiuchi 63 Ophiuchi is an O-type giant star in the constellation Ophiuchus....		63	162978	87706	6.18			O7/O8III
49 G. Sgr			167666	89622	6.18	0.75	397	A5V
70 Sgr			168574	89980	6.19	−1.57	1164	M3III	V4028 Sgr
71 G. Sgr			169990	90494	6.19	−0.01	567	B8III/IV
280 G. Sgr			191584	99570	6.20	1.08	344	K2III
16 G. Sgr			164028	88125	6.22	−0.88	858	K0III
30 G. Sgr 30 G. Sagittarii 30 G. Sagittariiis a star in the constellation Sagittarius....			165516	88760	6.22	−4.35	4234	O+...
26 Sgr		26	172546	91689	6.22	2.20	208	A3m...
V4200 Sgr HR 7578 HR 7578 is a BY Draconis variable binary star located in the night sky at RA 19h 54m 17s and Dec -23º 56′ 28″ in the constellation of Sagittarius... (242 G. Sgr)			188088	97944	6.22	5.46	46	K3/K4V	BY Draconis variable BY Draconis variable BY Draconis variables are main sequence variable stars of late spectral types, usually K or M. The name comes from the archetype for this category of variable star system, BY Draconis. They exhibit variations in their luminosity due to rotation of the star coupled with star spots, and other...
297 G. Sgr			194433	100852	6.24	3.25	129	K1IV
128 G. Sgr			176537	93423	6.25	−2.10	1523	K3III
157 G. Sgr HD 179949 HD 179949 is a 6th magnitude star in the constellation of Sagittarius. It is a yellow-white dwarf , a type of star hotter and more luminous than our Sun...			179949	94645	6.25	4.09	88	F8V	has a planet (b HD 179949 b HD 179949 b is an extrasolar planet discovered by the Anglo-Australian Planet Search at the Anglo-Australian Observatory, which orbits the star HD 179949. The planet is a so-called "hot Jupiter", a Jupiter-mass planet orbiting very close to its parent star. In this case, orbital distance is almost... )
V4199 Sgr (173 G. Sgr)			181558	95159	6.25	−0.34	679	B5III
6 Sgr 6 Sagittarii 6 Sagittarii is a type-K main sequence star in Sagittarius....		6	164358	88258	6.27	−2.50	1852	K2III
206 G. Sgr			184574	96365	6.27	1.14	346	K0III
254 G. Sgr			188981	98351	6.27	2.18	214	K1III
69 G. Sgr			169938	90510	6.28	1.69	269	A3/A4V
109 G. Sgr			174630	92635	6.28	0.91	386	G8/K0III
V4198 Sgr (142 G.Sgr)			177863	93887	6.28	−0.45	724	B8V
150 G. Sgr			178840	94272	6.28	0.34	502	B8/B9V
30 Sgr		30	174309	92480	6.29	1.91	245	F2IV
17 G. Sgr			164245	88294	6.30	−0.42	721	B7/B8II/III
64 G. Sgr			169398	90336	6.30	−1.05	962	B7III
143 G. Sgr			178075	93993	6.30	−0.27	672	B9.5V
282 G. Sgr			192433	99878	6.30	−1.43	1148	K4III
V4434 Sgr (283 G. Sgr)			192472	99920	6.30	−0.78	851	M4III
V3894 Sgr (4 G. Sgr)			161756	87163	6.31	−1.40	1136	B3Vn
68 G. Sgr			169851	90478	6.31	1.87	252	A7V
90 G. Sgr			172875	91901	6.31	1.11	357	K0III
129 G. Sgr			176593	93418	6.31	0.14	559	K0III
263 G. Sgr			189388	98579	6.31	1.64	280	A2/A3V
V3879 Sgr (89 G. Sgr)			172816	91781	6.32	−1.55	1221	M4III
39 G. Sgr			166393	89114	6.33	1.09	365	A2V
167 G. Sgr			181401	95211	6.33	1.36	321	K1III
53 Sgr		53	185404	96729	6.33	0.85	406	A0V
V4405 Sgr (98 G. Sgr)			173425	92079	6.34	−0.43	738	M2/M3III
96 G. Sgr			173282	92016	6.35	2.58	185	F5/F6V
127 G. Sgr			176246	93315	6.35	−0.62	809	K0III
48 G. Sgr			167665	89620	6.36	4.00	97	F8V
80 G. Sgr			171416	91172	6.36	−1.20	1058	K1III
125 G. Sgr			176123	93234	6.37	−0.66	830	G5/G6II
133 G. Sgr			176903	93543	6.37	1.82	265	F5V
36 G. Sgr			165978	89010	6.39	1.15	365	K0III
151 G. Sgr			179201	94372	6.39	0.66	457	K0III
34 G. Sgr 34 G. Sagittarii V4381 Sagittarii is a variable star in the constellation Sagittarius....			165784	88876	6.42	−3.41	3019	A2/A3Iab
269 G. Sgr			190009	98785	6.44	2.64	188	F7V
115 G. Sgr			175390	92972	6.45	−0.30	731	K2III
103 G. Sgr			173928	92301	6.46	−0.48	795	A1V + K1III
290 G. Sgr			193302	100332	6.46	0.79	444	K3III
234 G. Sgr			187150	97484	6.47	−2.04	1638	K5III
V505 Sgr (240 G. Sgr)			187949	97849	6.47	1.14	380	A1V
244 G. Sgr			188158	98012	6.47	−1.46	1259	K2/K3III
9 G. Sgr			163245	87782	6.48	1.25	363	A1V
166 G. Sgr			181321	95149	6.48	4.88	68	G1/G2V
196 G. Sgr			183577	96095	6.48	3.37	137	F6V
V4190 Sgr (79 G. Sgr)			171369	91132	6.49	1.64	304	F0IV/V	δ Sct variable
25 Sgr		25	171237	91066	6.53	−3.45	3228	F2II
65 Sgr		65	190454	98953	6.53	1.07	402	A0V
RY Sgr			180093	94730	6.58	−5.64	9056	Cp	156 G. Sgr
17 Sgr 17 Sagittarii 17 Sagittarii is a multiple star in Sagittarius. The primary star is a Type-G star....		17	167570	89567	6.89	0.55	605	A7:
HD 187085 HD 187085 HD 187085 is a yellow main sequence star about 147 light-years away in the constellation Sagittarius. It is estimated to be younger than our Sun, at about 3.3 billion years old, and more massive at 1.22 solar masses....			187085	97546	7.22	3.95	147	G0V	has a planet (b HD 187085 b HD 187085 b is an extrasolar planet discovered in 2006 by a team led by Geoffrey Marcy. HD 187085 b orbits its star in a highly eccentric orbit. The discovery was made as part of the Anglo-Australian Planet Search.... )
χ² Sgr	χ²	48	182391	95486	7.27	−0.53	1185	B7IV
HD 181342			181342	95124	7.55	2.24	377	K0III	has a planet (b HD 181342 b HD 181342 b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the K-type star HD 181342 approximately 361 lightyears away in the constellation Sagittarius.-See also:* HD 4313 b* HD 95089 b* HD 206610 b* HD 180902 b* HD 136418 b* HD 212771 b... )
HD 180902			180902	94951	7.78	2.48	374	K0III/IV	has a planet (b HD 180902 b HD 180902 b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the K-type star HD 180902 approximately 359 lightyears away in the constellation Sagittarius.-See also:* HD 4313 b* HD 95089 b* HD 181342 b* HD 206610 b* HD 136418 b* HD 212771 b... )
HD 190647 HD 190647 HD 190647 is a yellow subgiant star located approximately 177 light years away in the constellation of Sagittarius. The apparent magnitude is 8 and absolute magnitude is 4. It is also called HIP 99115. In 2007, a planet was found to be orbiting the star....			190647	99115	7.78	4.11	177	G5V	has a planet (b)
HD 181720 HD 181720 HD 181720 is an 8th magnitude G-type main sequence star located approximately 190 light years away in the constellation Sagittarius. This star is larger, hotter, brighter, and less massive than our Sun. Also its metal content is three-tenths as much as the Sun. In 2009, a gas giant planet was found...			181720	95262	7.86	4.12	182	G1V	has a planet (b HD 181720 b HD 181720 b is an extrasolar planet which orbits the G-type main sequence star HD 181720, located approximately 190 light years away in the constellation Sagittarius. This planet has at least three-eighths the mass of Jupiter and takes over two and five-eighths years to orbit the star at a... )
HD 171238 HD 171238 HD 171238 is a 9th magnitude G-type main sequence star located approximately 164 light years away in the constellation Sagittarius. This star is a little bit cooler, less massive, older, and more metallic than the Sun. In August 2009, it was announced that this star has a planet....			171238	91085	8.66	5.44	144	K0V	has a planet (b HD 171238 b HD 171238 b is an extrasolar planet which orbits the G-type main sequence star HD 171238, located approximately 164 light years away in the constellation Sagittarius. This planet has minimum mass two and a half times greater than Jupiter and orbits two times closer to the star than Jupiter to the Sun... )
HD 164604 HD 164604 HD 164604 is a K dwarf star in the Sagittarius constellation. It has a single gas giant planet detected by the Magellan Planet Search Program in 2010.- See also :* HD 129445* HD 152079* HD 175167* HD 86226* List of extrasolar planets...			164604	88414	10.04	7.14	124	K2V	has a planet (b HD 164604 b HD 164604 b has 2.7 times the mass of Jupiter and takes 606.4 days to orbit its star.... )
Ross 154 Ross 154 Ross 154 is a red dwarf star approximately 3.0 pc or 9.68 light years from the Sun. It is the nearest star in the southern constellation Sagittarius, and one of the closest to the Sun...				92403	10.44	13.08	9.68	M3.5V	V1216 Sgr; 7th nearest star; flare star Flare star A flare star is a variable star that can undergo unpredictable dramatic increases in brightness for a few minutes. It is believed that the flares on flare stars are analogous to solar flares in that they are due to magnetic reconnection in the atmospheres of the stars. The brightness increase is...
OGLE-TR-10 OGLE-TR-10 OGLE-TR-10 is a distant, magnitude 16 star in the constellation of Sagittarius. It is located near the Galactic Center.This star is listed as a eclipsing type variable star with the eclipse due to the passage of the planet as noted in the discovery papers.-Planetary system:This star is home to...					14.93		5000	G or K	has a transiting planet (b OGLE-TR-10 b OGLE-TR-10b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star OGLE-TR-10.The planet was first detected by the Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment survey in 2002. The star, OGLE-TR-10, was seen dimming by a tiny amount every 3 days. The transit lightcurve resembles that of HD 209458 b, the first... )
OGLE-TR-56					16.56		5000	G	has a transiting planet (b)
SWEEPS J175853.92−291120.6					18.80		~6500		has a planet SWEEPS-04
OGLE-2005-BLG-169L OGLE-2005-BLG-169L OGLE-2005-BLG-169L is a dim and distant magnitude 20 galactic bulge star located about 2,700 parsecs away in the constellation Sagittarius. If it is a main sequence star, then it is most likely a red dwarf with about half of the mass of the Sun...					19.4		8800	M?	has a planet (b OGLE-2005-BLG-169Lb OGLE-2005-BLG-169Lb is an extrasolar planet located approximately 2700 parsecs away in the constellation of Sagittarius, orbiting the star OGLE-2005-BLG-169L. This planet was discovered by the OGLE project using the gravitational microlensing method. Based on a most likely mass for the host star of... )
OGLE-2006-BLG-109L OGLE-2006-BLG-109L OGLE-2006-BLG-109L is a dim magnitude 17 unclassified galactic bulge star approximately 4,920 light-years away in the constellation of Sagittarius.- Planetary system :...					19.6		4900	K-M	has two planets (b & c)
OGLE-2003-BLG-235					19.7		17000	K	has a planet (b)
SWEEPS J175902.67−291153.5					19.83		~6500		has a planet (SWEEPS-11 SWEEPS-11 SWEEPS-11 is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star SWEEPS J175902.67−291153.5 in the constellation Sagittarius approximately 22000 light years away from the Solar System... )
MOA-2007-BLG-400L MOA-2007-BLG-400L MOA-2007-BLG-400L is a star located approximately 20000 light-years away in the constellation of Sagittarius. This star is presumed to be a red dwarf with a spectral type of M3V, based on its mass of 0.35 MS.-Planetary system:...							20000	M3V?	text-align:left; > has a planet (b MOA-2007-BLG-400Lb MOA-2007-BLG-400Lb is an extrasolar planet located approximately 20000 light-years away in the constellation of Sagittarius, orbiting the star MOA-2007-BLG-400L. This planet was detected on September 18, 2008 by the gravitational microlensing by Dong. It has mass between 50% to 130% of Jupiter and... )
SWEEPS J175902.00-291323.7					26.23		~6500		has a possible shortest period planet (SWEEPS-10 SWEEPS-10 \|- style="vertical-align: top;"SWEEPS-10 is, as of June 2007, the planet candidate with the shortest orbital period yet found. The planet orbits the star SWEEPS J175902.00−291323.7 located in the Galactic bulge at a distance of approximately 22000 light years from Earth... )
MOA-2007-BLG-192L MOA-2007-BLG-192L MOA-2007-BLG-192L is a low-mass red dwarf star or brown dwarf, approximately 3,000 light-years away in the constellation of Sagittarius. It is estimated to have a mass approximately 6% of the Sun's...									text-align:left; > has a planet (b MOA-2007-BLG-192Lb MOA-2007-BLG-192Lb, occasionally shortened to MOA-192 b, is an extrasolar planet approximately 3,000 light-years away in the constellation of Sagittarius. The planet was discovered orbiting the brown dwarf or low-mass star MOA-2007-BLG-192L. At a mass of approximately 3.3 times Earth, it is one of... )
Pistol Star Pistol Star The Pistol Star is a blue hypergiant and is one of the most luminous known stars in the Milky Way Galaxy.It is one of many massive young stars in the Quintuplet cluster in the Galactic Center region....					-		25000	LBV	hypergiant Hypergiant A hypergiant is a star with a tremendous mass and luminosity, showing signs of a very high rate of mass loss.-Characteristics:... ; member of the Quintuplet Quintuplet cluster The Quintuplet cluster is a dense cluster of massive young stars near the Galactic Center . Its name comes from the fact it has five prominent supergiant stars residing in it. Along with the Arches cluster it is one of two in the immediate GC region... star cluster Star cluster Star clusters or star clouds are groups of stars. Two types of star clusters can be distinguished: globular clusters are tight groups of hundreds of thousands of very old stars which are gravitationally bound, while open clusters, more loosely clustered groups of stars, generally contain less than...
QPM-241 QPM-241 QPM-241 is a Wolf–Rayet star in the Sagittarius constellation. It is the second brightest star in the Quintuplet cluster. With a luminosity of 4.500.000 solar units, it is also one of the most luminous stars....							25000		Wolf–Rayet star; member of the Quintuplet Quintuplet cluster The Quintuplet cluster is a dense cluster of massive young stars near the Galactic Center . Its name comes from the fact it has five prominent supergiant stars residing in it. Along with the Arches cluster it is one of two in the immediate GC region... star cluster Star cluster Star clusters or star clouds are groups of stars. Two types of star clusters can be distinguished: globular clusters are tight groups of hundreds of thousands of very old stars which are gravitationally bound, while open clusters, more loosely clustered groups of stars, generally contain less than...
S2 S2 (star) S2, also known as S0—2 , is a star that is located close to the radio source Sagittarius A*, orbiting it with an orbital period of 15.56 ± 0.35 years and a pericenter distance of 17 light hours — about 4 times the distance of Neptune from the Sun.Its changing apparent position has been...					n/a		7940		orbits the supermassive black hole Sgr A*
KW Sgr							9000- 13000	M1.5 Iab	hypergiant Hypergiant A hypergiant is a star with a tremendous mass and luminosity, showing signs of a very high rate of mass loss.-Characteristics:... ; one of the largest known stars. B magnitude = 11.

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