Sagittarius

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

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

Astrology

Sagittarius (astrology), a Zodiac sign corresponding to the constellation

Fictional characters

Sagittarius (comics), member of Zodiac, an evil group in the Marvel Universe
Sagittarius Aiolos (射手座のアイオロス Sajitariasu no Aorosu) in the manga series Saint Seiya
Sagittarius, (Japanese weekly manga Fairy Tail), one of the twelve Zodiac Celestial Spirits.

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 constellation 456.87 (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
Sagittario, a Beyblade (toy) top from the Metal Fusion Hybrid Wheel system of Beyblades.

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