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Bright stars in Sagittarius - Full list

The table below lists all the stars in the Sagittarius constellation which are brighter than magnitude 6.5 (approximate). The list includes 217 stars. Click on each star to see more details about it.

HR Number(*) Star designation Proper name Visual magnitude Color Notes
HR6879 ε Sagittarii Kaus Australis 1.85 Double;
HR7121 σ Sagittarii Nunki 2.02 Double;
HR7194 ζ Sagittarii Ascella 2.6 Multiple;
HR6859 δ Sagittarii Kaus Media 2.7 Multiple;
HR6913 λ Sagittarii Kaus Borealis 2.81
HR7264 π Sagittarii Albaldah 2.89 Variable; Multiple;
HR6746 γ2 Sagittarii Alnasl 2.99 Variable;
HR6832 η Sagittarii 3.11 Variable; Multiple;
HR7039 φ Sagittarii 3.17 Double;
HR7234 τ Sagittarii 3.32
HR7150 ξ2 Sagittarii 3.51
HR7217 ο Sagittarii 3.77 Variable; Double;
HR6812 μ Sagittarii Polis 3.86 Variable; Multiple;
HR7340 ρ1 Sagittarii 3.93 Variable;
HR7348 α Sagittarii Rukbat 3.97
HR7337 β1 Sagittarii Arkab Prior 4.01 Double;
HR7581 ι Sagittarii 4.13
HR7343 β2 Sagittarii Arkab Posterior 4.29
HR7623 θ1 Sagittarii 4.37
HR7604 59 Sagittarii 4.52
HR6616 3 Sagittarii 4.54 Variable;
HR6766 4.57 Double;
HR7650 62 Sagittarii 4.58 Variable;
HR7440 52 Sagittarii 4.6 Variable; Double;
HR7342 υ Sagittarii 4.61 Variable;
HR6842 4.65
HR6742 γ1 Sagittarii 4.69 Variable; Multiple;
HR7597 ω Sagittarii Terebellum 4.7
HR6700 4 Sagittarii 4.76
HR7652 4.77
HR6896 21 Sagittarii 4.81 Double;
HR7618 60 Sagittarii 4.83
HR7116 ν1 Sagittarii Ainalrami 4.83 Multiple;
HR7292 ψ Sagittarii 4.85 Multiple;
HR7515 56 Sagittarii 4.86
HR7029 4.87 Double;
HR7304 43 Sagittarii 4.96
HR6801 11 Sagittarii 4.98 Double;
HR7659 4.99 Variable; Double;
HR7120 ν2 Sagittarii 4.99
HR7614 61 Sagittarii 5.02
HR7362 χ1 Sagittarii 5.03 Double;
HR7489 55 Sagittarii 5.06 Double;
HR7145 ξ1 Sagittarii 5.08
HR6944 5.14 Double;
HR7078 29 Sagittarii 5.24 Variable; Double;
HR6960 5.28
HR7624 θ2 Sagittarii 5.3 Multiple;
HR7703 5.32 Multiple;
HR7552 5.33 Variable;
HR6936 5.34 Multiple;
HR6870 5.34 Variable;
HR6724 7 Sagittarii 5.34
HR7046 28 Sagittarii 5.37 Double;
HR6822 15 Sagittarii 5.38
HR7363 χ3 Sagittarii 5.43 Variable;
HR6816 14 Sagittarii 5.44 Variable;
HR7454 5.47
HR7496 5.49 Double;
HR6961 24 Sagittarii 5.49
HR7211 5.5
HR7282 5.51 Variable;
HR7507 5.52
HR7398 5.52 Double;
HR6769 5.52
HR6780 5.53 Double;
HR7166 5.53 Variable; Double;
HR7249 5.54 Variable;
HR6874 5.55
HR7327 5.58
HR7316 5.59
HR7375 50 Sagittarii 5.59
HR7779 κ1 Sagittarii 5.59 Multiple;
HR6888 18 Sagittarii 5.6
HR7443 5.64
HR7787 κ2 Sagittarii 5.64 Multiple;
HR7195 5.65 Double;
HR7431 51 Sagittarii 5.65 Variable;
HR7631 5.66 Variable;
HR6933 5.66
HR7380 5.67
HR7367 5.69
HR7114 33 Sagittarii 5.69
HR7392 5.71
HR7649 63 Sagittarii 5.71
HR7378 5.72
HR6691 5.74 Double;
HR6838 5.75
HR6863 5.75 Variable;
HR6716 5.77 Variable; Multiple;
HR7126 5.79
HR6680 5.8
HR7277 5.8
HR6990 5.81
HR7630 5.81
HR7035 5.83
HR7801 5.85
HR6998 5.86
HR7344 ρ2 Sagittarii 5.87
HR7422 5.89 Variable;
HR6907 5.92
HR7561 57 Sagittarii 5.92
HR7360 5.93 Double;
HR7128 5.93
HR6988 5.94 Double;
HR6748 5.95
HR7629 5.95 Double;
HR6823 16 Sagittarii 5.95 Double;
HR7473 5.97
HR7230 5.97 Variable; Double;
HR6736 9 Sagittarii 5.97
HR6739 6 Double;
HR6692 6.01 Double;
HR7643 6.01
HR7239 6.03 Double;
HR7240 6.04
HR7355 6.04
HR7203 6.05 Multiple;
HR7538 6.05
HR7317 6.06 Double;
HR6825 6.07 Double;
HR7799 6.09
HR7439 6.11
HR7532 6.11
HR7151 6.12
HR7104 6.13
HR7410 6.13
HR7265 6.13 Double;
HR7159 6.14
HR7627 6.14
HR6889 6.15
HR6864 6.16
HR6788 6.16 Variable;
HR7491 6.16
HR6833 6.16 Variable; Multiple;
HR7350 6.17
HR6617 6.18 Variable;
HR7578 6.18 Variable; Double;
HR6835 6.19
HR6672 6.2
HR6919 6.2 Variable;
HR7476 54 Sagittarii 6.2 Variable; Multiple;
HR6704 6.21
HR7706 6.22
HR7011 26 Sagittarii 6.23
HR7182 6.24
HR7808 6.25 Double;
HR7296 6.25 Variable;
HR7291 6.25
HR6861 6.25 Variable;
HR7339 6.26 Multiple;
HR6914 6.27
HR7433 6.27
HR7617 6.28
HR6762 6.28
HR6715 6 Sagittarii 6.28
HR7241 6.29 Variable;
HR7103 6.29
HR7639 6.29
HR7270 6.3
HR6893 6.3
HR7725 6.3
HR7764 6.3 Multiple;
HR6708 6.3
HR7246 6.3
HR6909 6.31 Double;
HR7026 6.32
HR7186 6.32
HR7334 6.34
HR7470 53 Sagittarii 6.34 Double;
HR7023 6.35 Variable; Double;
HR6621 6.35 Variable;
HR7168 6.36
HR7038 6.36
HR6798 6.36 Multiple;
HR7164 6.37
HR6972 6.37
HR7205 6.37 Double;
HR7728 6.39 Variable; Multiple;
HR6836 6.4
HR7276 6.41
HR7045 6.42 Variable;
HR6777 6.43
HR7658 6.45
HR7765 6.46
HR7585 6.46
HR7072 6.47 Double;
HR7571 6.48 Variable; Double;
HR7330 6.48
HR6969 6.48
HR6926 6.5 Variable; Double;
HR6802 6.51 Variable;
HR6846 6.51
HR6965 25 Sagittarii 6.51 Variable;
HR6679 6.52
HR7668 6.53 Multiple;
HR7729 6.53
HR6841 6.54 Double;
HR7605 6.55
HR7675 65 Sagittarii 6.55
HR7256 6.56
HR7323 6.58
HR6772 6.58
HR6929 6.59 Variable;
HR7399 6.6
HR6773 6.61 Variable; Double;
HR7464 6.61 Variable;
HR7088 30 Sagittarii 6.61 Double;
HR7155 6.62 Double;
HR7070 6.62
HR7105 6.63
HR6947 6.68 Variable; Multiple;
HR7379 6.7
HR6727 6.74
HR7077 6.75 Variable; Double;
HR6848 6.84 Variable; Multiple;
HR6694 7.04 Variable; Multiple;

(*) HR stands for Harvard Revised Bright Star Catalogue, which is also known as the Yale Catalogue of Bright Stars.