Omega Sagittarii

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Magnitude 4.7 Apparent magnitude (V) 4.7		Constellation Sagittarius Star system Terebellum

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Omega Sagittarii (Omega Sgr, ω Sagittarii, ω Sgr) is a G-type subgiant star in the constellation of Sagittarius. It has an apparent visual magnitude of approximately 4.70.

Name and etymology

This star, together with :

60 Sgr, 62 Sgr and 59 Sgr, consisting the asterism Terebellum According to the catalogue of stars in the Technical Memorandum 33-507 - A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars, Terebellum was originally the title for four stars: ω Sgr as Terebellum I, 59 Sgr as Terebellum II, 60 Sgr as Terebellum III and 62 Sgr as Terebellum IV .

ν Sgr, ψ Sgr, τ Sgr, 60 Sgr and ζ Sgr were Al Udḥiyy, the Ostrich's Nest.

In Chinese, 狗國 (Gǒu Guó), meaning Dog Territory, refers to an asterism consisting of ω Sagittarii, 60 Sgr, 62 Sgr and 59 Sgr. Consequently, ω Sagittarii itself is known as 狗國一 (Gǒu Guó yī, English: the First Star of Dog Territory.)

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