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[[File:375px-Sagittarius IAU.svg.png|thumb|Sagittarius]] | |||
[[Sagittarius]] is one of the constellations of the zodiac. It is one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy and remains one of the 88 modern constellations. Its name is Latin for the archer, and its symbol is (Unicode U+2650 ♐), a stylized arrow. Sagittarius is commonly represented as a centaur drawing a bow. It lies between [[Scorpius]] and [[Ophiuchus]] to the west and [[Capricornus]] to the east. | [[Sagittarius]] is one of the constellations of the zodiac. It is one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy and remains one of the 88 modern constellations. Its name is Latin for the archer, and its symbol is (Unicode U+2650 ♐), a stylized arrow. Sagittarius is commonly represented as a centaur drawing a bow. It lies between [[Scorpius]] and [[Ophiuchus]] to the west and [[Capricornus]] to the east. | ||