Constellations · Constellation · Sagittae · Sge
Constellation
Sagitta
The arrow — the third-smallest constellation. Perhaps the one Hercules fired at the eagle tormenting Prometheus, or Apollo’s arrow, or Cupid’s.
- Genitive
- Sagittae
- Area
- 80 square degrees · 86th of 88
- Brightest star
- · magnitude 3.51
- Naked-eye stars
- 26 brighter than magnitude 6.5
- Highest at midnight
- early July
Look for
Four stars make a small, obvious arrow between Altair and Albireo. Near it is the Coathanger, which is not in Sagitta at all.