- Star Tales - Sagitta (ianridpath.com)
Sagitta, the third-smallest constellation in the sky, has no stars brighter than fourth magnitude, but it was well-known to the Greeks and was among the 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy in the Almagest. Aratus described it as ‘alone, without a bow’ since there is no sign of the archer who might have shot it.
- Sagitta (Wikipedia)
Sagitta is a dim but distinctive constellation in the northern sky. Its name is Latin for ‘arrow’, not to be confused with the significantly larger constellation Sagittarius ’the archer’. It was included among the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. Although it dates to antiquity, Sagitta has no star brighter than 3rd magnitude and has the third-smallest area of any constellation.
