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Sagitta

Sagitta: A dim but distinctive constellation in the northern sky, whose name means 'arrow' in Latin. It has no star brighter than 3rd magnitude and is the third-smallest constellation.
History and mythology: Sagitta was included among the 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy, and has various legends associated with it in Greek and Roman mythology, such as the arrow of Hercules or Apollo.
Stars and planets: Sagitta contains several interesting stars, such as Gamma Sagittae, an aging red giant; Delta Sagittae, a binary system with a red supergiant; and V Sagittae, a cataclysmic variable that is expected to become a bright nova in 2083. It also has two star systems with Jupiter-like planets and one with a brown dwarf companion.
Deep-sky objects: Sagitta lies within the Milky Way and the Great Rift, and has some notable nebulae and clusters, such as Messier 71, a loose globular cluster; NGC 6886, a planetary nebula with a hot central star; and the Necklace Nebula, a ring-shaped nebula formed by a close binary star system.
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