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Sagitta and the tiny 'coat-hanger' asterism.

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Sagitta is a constellation. Its name is Latin for "arrow", and it should not be confused with the larger constellation Sagittarius, the archer. Although ancient, it is insignificant, for it has no star brighter than the 4th magnitude and is the third smallest of all constellations (only Equuleus and Crux are smaller).
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Blobs Sagitta observational highlights

Google earth file: Sagitta.kmz (3kb, kmz)



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