List of Stars in the Sagittarius Constellation

The Sagittarius constellation is formed by 12 main stars. There are currently 231 discovered stars in the region inside its perimeter.

The constellation of Sagittarius represents and archer and is usually depicted as a centaur holding a bow. It is one of the twelve zodiac constellations.

Below you will find the full list of stars in the Sagittarius constellation and their names as well as some general information about each of them.

Here’s what each of the columns means.

Proper name: This is the common name we give to some of the most prominent stars in the sky. These names have been passed from ancient civilizations and they are usually of Greek or Arabic origin. Due to the number of stars in the universe, most stars discovered these days do not receive a proper name.

Name: The scientific, Latinized name for the star.

Designation: Abbreviation of the scientific name or designation if it doesn’t have one. It is based on the Bayer catalog of stars.

Distance: How far away from Earth the star is. Given in light-years.

Visible magnitude: The brightness of the star as seen from Earth. Also known as apparent magnitude.

Absolute magnitude: The true brightness of the star, regardless of the point of view.

Stellar classification: Classification of the star according to its electromagnetic characteristics.

Proper Name	Name	Designation	Distance (light-years)	Visible magnitude	Absolute magnitude	Stellar classification
Kaus Australis / Thalith	Epsilon Sagittarii	ε Sgr	145	1.79	−1.44	B9.5III
Nunki	Sigma Sagittarii	σ Sgr	224	2.05	−2.14	B2.5V
Ascella	Zeta Sagittarii	ζ Sgr	89	2.60	0.42	A3IV
Kaus Media	Delta Sagittarii	δ Sgr	306	2.72	−2.14	K3III
Kaus Borealis	Lambda Sagittarii	λ Sgr	77	2.82	0.95	K1IIIb
Al Baldah	Pi Sagittarii	π Sgr	440	2.88	−2.77	F2II/III
Alnasl	Gamma2 Sagittarii	γ2 Sgr	96	2.98	0.63	K0III
Rabi Al Warida	Eta Sagittarii	η Sgr	149	3.10	−0.20	M2III
Awal al Sarida	Phi Sagittarii	φ Sgr	231	3.17	−1.08	B8.5III
Rabi al Sarida	Tau Sagittarii	τ Sgr	120	3.32	0.48	K1/K2III
	Xi2 Sagittarii	ξ2 Sgr	372	3.52	−1.77	G8/K0II/III
	Omicron Sagittarii	ο Sgr	139	3.76	0.61	K0III
Polis	Mu Sagittarii	μ Sgr	>3000	3.84		B2III:
	Rho1 Sagittarii	ρ1 Sgr	122	3.92	1.06	F0III/IV
Arkab Prior	Beta1 Sagittarii	β1 Sgr	378	3.96	−1.36	B9V
Rukbat / Alrami	Alpha Sagittarii	α Sgr	170	3.96	0.38	B8V
	Iota Sagittarii	ι Sgr	189	4.12	0.3	K0III
Arkab Posterior	Beta2 Sagittarii	β2 Sgr	139	4.27	1.13	F2III
	Theta1 Sagittarii	θ1 Sgr	617	4.37	−2.02	B2.5IV
	62 Sagittarii	62 Sgr	448	4.43	−1.26	M4III
	Upsilon Sagittarii	υ Sgr	1672	4.52	−4.03	B2Vpe+A2IaS
	X Sagittarii	X Sgr	1076	4.53	−3.06	F7II
	59 Sagittarii	59 Sgr	1207	4.54	−3.30	K3III
	HD 165634	HD 165634	348	4.55	−0.59	K0IIICNpvar
	52 Sagittarii	52 Sgr	189	4.59	0.77	B8/B9V
Nash	Gamma1 Sagittarii	γ1 Sgr	2076	4.66	−4.36	G0Ib/II
	HD 167818	HD 167818	700	4.66	−2.00	K3III
Terebellum	Omega Sagittarii	ω Sgr	78	4.70	2.82	G3/G5III
	4 Sagittarii	4 Sgr	436	4.74	−0.89	B9V
	HD 189831	HD 189831	405	4.77	−0.70	K4III
	21 Sagittarii	21 Sgr	597	4.81	−1.50	A1/A2V
	60 Sagittarii	60 Sgr	340	4.84	−0.25	G8II/III
	HD 172910	HD 172910	451	4.86	−0.84	B2V
Ainalrami	Nu1 Sagittarii	ν1 Sgr	1852	4.86	−3.91	K1II
	Psi Sagittarii	ψ Sgr	330	4.86	−0.16	K0/K1III+..
	56 Sagittarii	56 Sgr	205	4.87	0.88	K0III
	43 Sagittarii	43 Sgr	535	4.88	−1.20	K0III
	1 Sagittarii	1 Sgr	244	4.96	0.59	K0III
	HD 190056	HD 190056	324	4.99	0	K1III/IV
	14 G. Sagittarii	14 G. Sgr	934	5.00	−2.29	K5/M0III
Ainalrami	Nu2 Sagittarii	ν2 Sgr	270	5.00	0.41	K1Ib/II
	61 Sagittarii	61 Sgr	292	5.01	0.25	A2V
	Xi1 Sagittarii	ξ1 Sgr	5015	5.02	−5.92	B9.5Ib
Namalsadirah	Chi1 Sagittarii	χ1 Sgr	221	5.02	0.87	A4IV/V
	55 Sagittarii	55 Sgr	175	5.06	1.42	F3IV/V
	76 G. Sagittarii	76 G. Sgr	213	5.12	1.04	B9/B9.5V
	29 Sagittarii	29 Sgr	749	5.22	−1.59	K2III
	77 G. Sagittarii	77 G. Sgr	2233	5.28	−3.90	B2III/IV
	15 Sagittarii	15 Sgr		5.29		B0/1Ia/ab
	54 Sagittarii	54 Sgr	245	5.30	0.92	K1III
	Theta2 Sagittarii	θ2 Sgr	157	5.30	1.89	A4/A5IV
	V3961 Sagittarii	V3961 Sgr	339	5.32	0.24	A0p
	HR 7703	HR 7703	20	5.32	6.41	K2V
	V4050 Sagittarii	V4050 Sgr	619	5.33	−1.06	B7Ib/II
	7 Sagittarii	7 Sgr	1105	5.37	−2.28	F2/F3II/III
	75 G. Sagittarii	75 G. Sgr	350	5.37	0.22	A5V
	28 Sagittarii	28 Sgr	1278	5.37	−2.60	K5III
	Chi3 Sagittarii	χ3 Sgr	505	5.45	−0.50	K3III
	193 G. Sagittarii	193 G. Sgr	254	5.46	1	K1/K2III
	212 G. Sagittarii	212 G. Sgr	101	5.46	3.01	F7V
	14 Sagittarii	14 Sgr	505	5.49	−0.46	K2III
	24 Sagittarii	24 Sgr	3432	5.49	−4.62	K3III
	134 G. Sagittarii	134 G. Sgr	546	5.49	−0.63	A0V
	226 G. Sagittarii	226 G. Sgr	120	5.49	2.67	F5V
	126 G. Sagittarii	126 G. Sgr	514	5.51	−0.48	B4V
	153 G. Sagittarii	153 G. Sgr	565	5.51	−0.68	K3III
	228 G. Sagittarii	228 G. Sgr	545	5.51	−0.61	B8III
	32 G. Sagittarii	32 G. Sgr	249	5.52	1.1	K0III
	60 G. Sagittarii	60 G. Sgr	319	5.52	0.57	K0III
	37 G. Sagittarii	37 G. Sgr	360	5.53	0.31	K1III + (F)
	114 G. Sagittarii	114 G. Sgr	104	5.56	3.03	F5/F6IV/V
	V4024 Sagittarii	V4024 Sgr	1531	5.56	−2.80	B2V
	50 Sagittarii	50 Sgr	556	5.57	−0.59	K1/K2III
	18 Sagittarii	18 Sgr	653	5.58	−0.93	K0III
	162 G. Sagittarii	162 G. Sgr	1842	5.59	−3.17	B4III
	165 G. Sagittarii	165 G. Sgr	186	5.59	1.81	A6:m…
	Kappa1 Sagittarii	κ1 Sgr	244	5.60	1.23	A0V
	74 G. Sagittarii	74 G. Sgr	293	5.63	0.86	K0III
	131 G. Sagittarii	131 G. Sgr	276	5.63	0.99	K2III
	51 Sagittarii	51 Sgr	290	5.64	0.89	A1m…
	Kappa2 Sagittarii	κ2 Sgr	370	5.64	0.36	A3V
	262 G. Sagittarii	262 G. Sgr	68	5.65	4.05	F7V
	186 G. Sagittarii	186 G. Sgr	225	5.66	1.46	B8/B9V
	209 G. Sagittarii	209 G. Sgr	442	5.66	0	K0III
	33 Sagittarii	33 Sgr	1734	5.68	−2.95	G8/K0II
	63 Sagittarii	63 Sgr	309	5.69	0.8	A1IV
	189 G. Sagittarii	189 G. Sgr	187	5.70	1.91	Am
	187 G. Sagittarii	187 G. Sgr	862	5.71	−1.40	B7IV
	21 G. Sagittarii	21 G. Sgr		5.72		B0Iab…
	184 G. Sagittarii	184 G. Sgr	723	5.72	−1.01	K2III
	12 G. Sagittarii	12 G. Sgr	365	5.74	0.49	G8III
	10 G. Sagittarii	10 G. Sgr	164	5.76	2.25	A7III/IV
	Y Sagittarii	Y Sgr	1294	5.76	−2.23	F8II
	84 G. Sagittarii	84 G. Sgr	465	5.78	0.01	B8III
	152 G. Sagittarii	152 G. Sgr	2117	5.79	−3.27	K2III
	259 G. Sagittarii	259 G. Sgr	359	5.80	0.59	A8III
	50 G. Sagittarii	50 G. Sgr	1045	5.81	−1.72	K2III
	94 G. Sagittarii	94 G. Sgr	793	5.82	−1.11	B8III
	Rho2 Sagittarii	ρ2 Sgr	359	5.84	0.63	K0III
	HD 172051	HD 172051	42	5.85	5.28	G5V
	296 G. Sagittarii	296 G. Sgr	541	5.86	−0.24	G8II/III
	57 Sagittarii	57 Sgr	312	5.88	0.98	K0III
	9 Sagittarii	9 Sgr	4939	5.89	−5.01	O6Vf
	V4089 Sagittarii	V4089 Sgr	435	5.89	0.26	A5IV-III
	HD 169830	HD 169830	118	5.90	3.1	F8V
	116 G. Sagittarii	116 G. Sgr	891	5.91	−1.27	B6III
	180 G. Sagittarii	180 G. Sgr	270	5.91	1.32	K3III
	83 G. Sagittarii	83 G. Sgr	314	5.93	1.01	A5IV
	138 G. Sagittarii	138 G. Sgr	869	5.93	−1.20	B8IIIsp…
	29 G. Sagittarii	29 G. Sgr	57	5.94	4.74	G3V
	260 G. Sagittarii	260 G. Sgr	316	5.95	1.02	G8/K0III
	16 Sagittarii	16 Sgr		5.96		B0.5Ib/II
	132 G. Sagittarii	132 G. Sgr	1482	5.96	−2.33	K0II/III
	218 G. Sagittarii	218 G. Sgr	415	5.97	0.45	K0III
	25 G. Sagittarii	25 G. Sgr	355	5.98	0.79	K2III
	13 G. Sagittarii	13 G. Sgr	1331	5.99	−2.06	B3II/III
	141 G. Sagittarii	141 G. Sgr	893	6.00	−1.19	B7V
	264 G. Sagittarii	264 G. Sgr	313	6.01	1.1	K0III
	RS Sagittarii	RS Sgr	881	6.03	−1.13	B3/B4IV/V
	179 G. Sagittarii	179 G. Sgr	1315	6.03	−2.00	B2Vnn
	233 G. Sagittarii	233 G. Sgr	149	6.04	2.75	F3V
	V4387 Sagittarii	V4387 Sgr	3928	6.05	−4.35	Ap Si
	140 G. Sagittarii	140 G. Sgr	916	6.05	−1.19	K3III
	295 G. Sagittarii	295 G. Sgr	352	6.08	0.91	K3III
	121 G. Sagittarii	121 G. Sgr	436	6.09	0.46	K3III
	163 G. Sagittarii	163 G. Sgr	517	6.09	0.09	K4III
	148 G. Sagittarii	148 G. Sgr	392	6.11	0.71	K1III
	197 G. Sagittarii	197 G. Sgr	1235	6.11	−1.78	A2V
	232 G. Sagittarii	232 G. Sgr	204	6.11	2.13	A6:IIIm…
	258 G. Sagittarii	258 G. Sgr	1101	6.11	−1.53	M0III
	108 G. Sagittarii	108 G. Sgr	493	6.12	0.22	K1III
	38 G. Sagittarii	38 G. Sgr		6.13		B2II/III
	178 G. Sagittarii	178 G. Sgr	579	6.13	−0.12	M1/M2III
	V4333 Sagittarii	V4333 Sgr	240	6.13	1.8	F0V
	62 G. Sagittarii	62 G. Sgr	461	6.14	0.39	K0III
	123 G. Sagittarii	123 G. Sgr	255	6.14	1.67	A1V
	224 G. Sagittarii	224 G. Sgr	853	6.14	−0.95	B8IV/V
	58 G. Sagittarii	58 G. Sgr	475	6.15	0.33	A3III
	3 G. Sagittarii	3 G. Sgr	1811	6.18	−2.54	G3/G5Ib
	63 Oph	63 Oph		6.18		O7/O8III
	49 G. Sagittarii	49 G. Sgr	397	6.18	0.75	A5V
	70 Sagittarii	70 Sgr	1164	6.19	−1.57	M3III
	71 G. Sagittarii	71 G. Sgr	567	6.19	−0.01	B8III/IV
	280 G. Sagittarii	280 G. Sgr	344	6.20	1.08	K2III
	16 G. Sagittarii	16 G. Sgr	858	6.22	−0.88	K0III
	HD 165516	HD 165516	4234	6.22	−4.35	O+…
	26 Sagittarii	26 Sgr	208	6.22	2.2	A3m…
	V4200 Sagittarii	V4200 Sgr	46	6.22	5.46	K3/K4V
	297 G. Sagittarii	297 G. Sgr	129	6.24	3.25	K1IV
	128 G. Sagittarii	128 G. Sgr	1523	6.25	−2.10	K3III
Gumala	V5652 Sagittarii	V5652 Sgr	88	6.25	4.09	F8V
	V4199 Sagittarii	V4199 Sgr	679	6.25	−0.34	B5III
	6 Sagittarii	6 Sgr	1852	6.27	−2.50	K2III
	206 G. Sagittarii	206 G. Sgr	346	6.27	1.14	K0III
	254 G. Sagittarii	254 G. Sgr	214	6.27	2.18	K1III
	69 G. Sagittarii	69 G. Sgr	269	6.28	1.69	A3/A4V
	109 G. Sagittarii	109 G. Sgr	386	6.28	0.91	G8/K0III
	V4198 Sagittarii	V4198 Sgr	724	6.28	−0.45	B8V
	150 G. Sagittarii	150 G. Sgr	502	6.28	0.34	B8/B9V
	30 Sagittarii	30 Sgr	245	6.29	1.91	F2IV
	17 G. Sagittarii	17 G. Sgr	721	6.30	−0.42	B7/B8II/III
	64 G. Sagittarii	64 G. Sgr	962	6.30	−1.05	B7III
	143 G. Sagittarii	143 G. Sgr	672	6.30	−0.27	B9.5V
	282 G. Sagittarii	282 G. Sgr	1148	6.30	−1.43	K4III
	V4434 Sagittarii	V4434 Sgr	851	6.30	−0.78	M4III
	V3894 Sagittarii	V3894 Sgr	1136	6.31	−1.40	B3Vn
	68 G. Sagittarii	68 G. Sgr	252	6.31	1.87	A7V
	90 G. Sagittarii	90 G. Sgr	357	6.31	1.11	K0III
	129 G. Sagittarii	129 G. Sgr	559	6.31	0.14	K0III
	263 G. Sagittarii	263 G. Sgr	280	6.31	1.64	A2/A3V
	V3879 Sagittarii	V3879 Sgr	1221	6.32	−1.55	M4III
	39 G. Sagittarii	39 G. Sgr	365	6.33	1.09	A2V
	167 G. Sagittarii	167 G. Sgr	321	6.33	1.36	K1III
	53 Sagittarii	53 Sgr	406	6.33	0.85	A0V
	V4405 Sagittarii	V4405 Sgr	738	6.34	−0.43	M2/M3III
	96 G. Sagittarii	96 G. Sgr	185	6.35	2.58	F5/F6V
	127 G. Sagittarii	127 G. Sgr	809	6.35	−0.62	K0III
	48 G. Sagittarii	48 G. Sgr	97	6.36	4	F8V
	80 G. Sagittarii	80 G. Sgr	1058	6.36	−1.20	K1III
	125 G. Sagittarii	125 G. Sgr	830	6.37	−0.66	G5/G6II
	133 G. Sagittarii	133 G. Sgr	265	6.37	1.82	F5V
	36 G. Sagittarii	36 G. Sgr	365	6.39	1.15	K0III
	151 G. Sagittarii	151 G. Sgr	457	6.39	0.66	K0III
	34 G. Sagittarii	34 G. Sgr	3019	6.42	−3.41	A2/A3Iab
	269 G. Sagittarii	269 G. Sgr	188	6.44	2.64	F7V
	115 G. Sagittarii	115 G. Sgr	731	6.45	−0.30	K2III
	103 G. Sagittarii	103 G. Sgr	795	6.46	−0.48	A1V + K1III
	290 G. Sagittarii	290 G. Sgr	444	6.46	0.79	K3III
	234 G. Sagittarii	234 G. Sgr	1638	6.47	−2.04	K5III
	V505 Sagittarii	V505 Sgr	380	6.47	1.14	A1V
	244 G. Sagittarii	244 G. Sgr	1259	6.47	−1.46	K2/K3III
	9 G. Sagittarii	9 G. Sgr	363	6.48	1.25	A1V
	166 G. Sagittarii	166 G. Sgr	68	6.48	4.88	G1/G2V
	196 G. Sagittarii	196 G. Sgr	137	6.48	3.37	F6V
	V4190 Sagittarii	V4190 Sgr	304	6.49	1.64	F0IV/V
	25 Sagittarii	25 Sgr	3228	6.53	−3.45	F2II
	65 Sagittarii	65 Sgr	402	6.53	1.07	A0V
	RY Sagittarii	RY Sgr	9056	6.58	−5.64	Cp
	17 Sagittarii	17 Sgr	605	6.89	0.55	A7:
	HD 187085	HD 187085	147	7.22	3.95	G0V
Namalsadirah IV	Chi2 Sagittarii	χ2 Sgr	1185	7.27	−0.53	B7IV
	HD 181342	HD 181342	377	7.55	2.24	K0III
	HD 180902	HD 180902	374	7.78	2.48	K0III/IV
	HD 190647	HD 190647	177	7.78	4.11	G5V
	HD 181720	HD 181720	182	7.86	4.12	G1V
	HD 169142	HD 169142	473	8.16		A7V
	HD 171238	HD 171238	144	8.66	5.44	K0V
	HD 165155	HD 165155	212	9.36		G8V
	HD 164604	HD 164604	124	10.04	7.14	K2V
	Ross 154	Ross 154	9.68	10.44	13.08	M3.5V
	WASP-123	WASP-123		11.10		G5
Sakurai’s object	V4334	V4334		11.60		F2Ia C~
	WASP-110	WASP-110	1044	12.30		G9
	WASP-67	WASP-67	734	12.50		K0V
	OGLE-TR-10	OGLE-TR-10	5000	14.93		G or K
	OGLE-TR-56	OGLE-TR-56	5000	16.56		G
	SWEEPS	SWEEPS	~6500	18.80
	J175853.92−291120.6	J175853.92−291120.6
	OGLE-2005-BLG-169L	OGLE-2005-BLG-169L	8800	19.40		M?
	OGLE-2003-BLG-235	OGLE-2003-BLG-235	17000	19.70		K
	SWEEPS	SWEEPS	~6500	19.83
	J175902.67−291153.5	J175902.67−291153.5
	MOA-2007-BLG-400L	MOA-2007-BLG-400L	20000			M3V?
	SWEEPS	SWEEPS	~6500	26.23
	J175902.00-291323.7	J175902.00-291323.7
	MOA-2007-BLG-192L	MOA-2007-BLG-192L
	Pistol Star	Pistol Star	25000			LBV
	LBV 1806-20	LBV 1806-20	28000			LBV
Wolf-Rayet star	WR 102ea	WR 102ea	26000
	S2	S2	26000
	KW Sagittarii	KW Sgr	9000-			M1.5 Iab
			13000

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