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Sagittarius

Sagittarius

11 7.4
A large group of stars in the southern sky between Scorpius and Capricornus
  • proper noun
  • /ˌsædʒɪˈtɛəriəs/
translation icon : Sagitario
  • For the last several centuries, one of those places has been in the vicinity of Sagittarius and Scorpius.
  • Scorpius and Sagittarius
  • direction of Sagittarius
  • a source in Sagittarius

There's like Sagittarius is like is a Centaur, right?

Examples

  • But for a few days, Mercury in Sagittarius will be bringing us fun conversations and honesty.

    Blog text (28)
  • As a Sagittarius, the strength of The Emperor here is even stronger for you.

  • - At this time of the year, the sun has left Sagittarius.

  • His moon is in Sagittarius.

  • Most of the clusters resided in one particular direction, over by the constellation Sagittarius.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Jupiter was in Libra, and Saturn was in Sagittarius.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Sgr A, one of the four gas clumps, contains Sagittarius A*, the nucleus of the Milky Way Galaxy.

    Blog text (32)
  • October 23-25: The waxing crescent moon moves through Sagittarius toward Saturn nightly.

    Academic text (1990)
  • A person would be familiar with Cygnus and Sagittarius, but totally ignorant of Orion and Gemini (or vice versa).

    Academic text (2004)
  • In the southern sky, you can find Sagittarius, distinguishable by its unique shape.

Compounds

9.9

A large African bird with long legs that walks on the ground to hunt snakes and other reptiles

A star sign for people born between November 22 and December 21 that has an archer as its symbol

Surface Forms

Etymology

Sagittarius (the constellation) comes from the Latin sagittarius 'archer' and sagitta 'arrow'. That is why the star picture is shown as a centaur with a bow and arrow.