Sgr star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).
One of the 88 IAU constellations.
Etymology and History
profile of the figure of Pabilsag from a 12th century BC kudurru. è.c. (Roland Laffitte 2023)
The Greek constellation ...
earliest known Greek depiction: Kugel Globe (1st c. BCE): two centaurs in Cen and Sgr with Lup+Ara in between (drawing by SMH 2024).
Origin of Constellation
Babylonian
Greco-Roman
Aratos
Eratosthenes
Hipparchus
Geminos
Almagest
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Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation
Mythology
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