Sagittarius

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Sagittarius (Latin plural and genitive Sagittarii) may refer to:

Astrology

• Sagittarius (astrology), "the archer", sign of the zodiac

Astronomy

• Sagittarius (constellation), corresponding to the astrological sign
• See Category:Sagittarius constellation for objects visually within the constellation, e.g. stars named ~ Sagitarii
  • Sagittarius Arm, arm of the Milky Way
  • Sagittarius A, complex radio source at the centre of the Milky Way
  • Sagittarius B2, giant molecular cloud near the centre of the Milky Way
  • Sagittarius Star Cloud, in the constellation
  • Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy, satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, 70,000 light-years away
  • Sagittarius Dwarf Irregular Galaxy, 3.4 million light-years away

Fictional characters

• Sagittarius (comics), member of Zodiac, an evil group in the Marvel Universe
• Sagittarius Aioros (射手座のアイオロス Sajitariasu no Aiorosu) in the manga series Saint Seiya

Fictional places

• Sagitara, one of the Twelve Colonies in the Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)
• Sagittaron, one of the Twelve Colonies in the Battlestar Galactica (re-imagining)

Ships

• USS Sagittarius (AKN-2), World War II US Navy cargo ship
• SuperStar Sagittarius, cruise ship

Zoology

• Secretary Bird (Sagittarius serpentarius), large, mostly terrestrial bird of prey
• Sibynophis sagittarius, species of snake found in South Asia

Other

• Sagittarii, Ancient Roman archers
• Sagittarius (band), late-60s studio group devised by producer and songwriter Gary Usher

[edit] See also

• Sagitta, "the arrow", constellation
• Sagittal plane, imaginary plane dividing the human body into left and right halves
• Sagittaria, genus of about 20 species of aquatic plants
• Sagittarians (disambiguation)
• Sagittiferidae, family of acoelomorph worms

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