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