Sextans
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See also: sextans
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Named by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1690. From Latin sextans, a "sextant" (nautical measuring implement)
Proper noun[edit]
Sextans
- (astronomy) A dim spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a sextant. It lies south of the constellation of Leo.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
dim spring constellation of the northern sky
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