Constellation Trumpet (saxùf.)
The Trumpet corresponds to our constellation Sagitta, the arrow. According to legend, the Craftsman (now the constellation Mechanic) threw the it across the whole sky and into the River because it didn’t sound as good as he had hoped.
See also saxàf. in the dictionary.
The 31 naked-eye stars
In the ‘Our designation’ column, letters (sometimes with superscript numbers) in front of constellation symbols refer to Bayer’s catalogue or to variable star designations, and numbers to Flamsteed’s catalogue. Row colours roughly approximate the stars’ colours. The links lead to the stars’ entries in the SIMBAD Astronomical Database.
| Designation (hex) | Our designation | lbr | m | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | δ/7 Sge | 3.44 | 3.68 |
| 10 | 10 | ζ/8 Sge | 1.68 | 5.01 |
| 11 | 11 | 9 Sge | 0.04 | 6.24 |
| 12 | 12 | S/10 Sge | 0.74 | 5.71 |
| 2 | 2 | γ/12 Sge | 3.67 | 3.51 |
| 20 | 20 | Hip 98738 | 0.37 | 5.99 |
| 21 | 21 | η/16 Sge | 1.57 | 5.09 |
| 22 | 22 | 13 Sge | 1.25 | 5.33 |
| 23 | 23 | 11 Sge | 0.97 | 5.54 |
| 24 | 24 | 15 Sge | 0.63 | 5.80 |
| 25 | 25 | Hip 99445 | 0.04 | 6.24 |
| 26 | 26 | 12 Vul | 1.82 | 4.90 |
| 27 | 27 | 14 Vul | 0.78 | 5.68 |
| 28 | 28 | Hip 98754 | 0.72 | 5.73 |
| 29 | 29 | Hip 99479 | 0.04 | 6.24 |
| 2A | 2A | 17 Vul | 1.58 | 5.08 |
| 2B | 2B | 18 Sge | 0.21 | 6.11 |
| 2C | 2C | 13 Vul | 2.26 | 4.57 |
| 2D | 2D | Hip 97961 | 0.94 | 5.56 |
| 30 | 30 | α/5 Sge (Sham) | 2.50 | 4.39 |
| 31 | 31 | 9 Vul | 1.69 | 5.00 |
| 32 | 32 | Hip 95582 | 0.57 | 5.84 |
| 33 | 33 | 5 Vul | 0.89 | 5.60 |
| 34 | 34 | 4 Vul | 1.50 | 5.14 |
| 35 | 35 | 2 Sge | 0.00 | 6.27 |
| 36 | 36 | Hip 94598 | 0.32 | 6.03 |
| 37 | 37 | 1 Vul | 2.01 | 4.76 |
| 38 | 38 | 1 Sge | 0.82 | 5.65 |
| 40 | 40 | β/6 Sge | 2.50 | 4.39 |
| 41 | 41 | ε/4 Sge | 0.80 | 5.67 |
| 42 | 42 | Hip 95822 | 0.93 | 5.57 |