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Sagitta

[ suh-jit-uh ]

noun

Astronomy.
genitive Sagittae
  1. the Arrow, a northern constellation between Aquila and Cygnus.


Sagitta

/ əˈɡɪə /

noun

  1. a small constellation in the N hemisphere lying between Cygnus and Aquila and crossed by the Milky Way
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Sagitta1

1695–1705; < Latin: arrow
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Sagitta1

C16: from Latin, literally: an arrow
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The powerful explosion occurred approximately 2.4 billion light-years away from Earth, in the direction of the constellation Sagitta and lasted a few hundred seconds in duration.

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On this recent occasion, the explosive event — now officially dubbed GRB 221009A — traveled roughly 1.9 billion light years to reach Earth, originating as it did all the way from the direction of the constellation Sagitta.

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"Their scientific name, Sagitta setosa, means bristle jaw, and that comes directly back to what they look like," she told BBC News.

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It showed a handy flag above the ship’s image on-screen and said I was looking at the Sagitta, a 450-foot vessel.

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Vulpecula, the Fox.—This modern constellation lies south of Cygnus, north of Sagitta and Delphinus, east of Hercules, and west of Pegasus.

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