Celestial Atlas: Constellations
Sagitta ←Sagittarius: The Archer→ Scorpius

(possessive form Sagittarii, abbreviation Sgr)
Sagittarius is one of the 48 ancient constellations recorded by Ptolemy.

Historical Maps of Sagittarius
From Bayer's 1603 Uranometria (Image Credit and © Tartu Observatory Virtual Museum; used by permission)
The horizontal bands represent the Ecliptic (marked in degrees) and the Zodiac

Portion of Bayer's Uranometria showing Sagittarius

From Bode's 1801 Uranographia (Image Credit and © Tartu Observatory Virtual Museum; used by permission)
Portion of Bode's Uranographia showing the region near Sagittarius

Modern Map of Sagittarius
Wikimedia Commons map by IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)
IAU/S&T chart of Sagittarius

Constellations Bordering Sagittarius
(to be added in the next iteration of this page)

Stars in Sagittarius
 Stars that have common names often have multiple names, so the common names shown (if any) cannot be considered authoritative. Right ascension and declination are given in 2000.0 coordinates.

α Sgr

β Sgr

γ Sgr

δ Sgr

ε Sgr
Celestial Atlas: Constellations
Sagitta ←Sagittarius: The Archer→ Scorpius