Sextans - Wikipedia Sextans is a faint, minor constellation on the celestial equator which was introduced in 1687 by Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius Its name is Latin for the astronomical sextant, an instrument that Hevelius made frequent use of in his observations
Sextans Constellation - Key Facts, Star Map, Mythology Sextans (“the Sextant”) is an extremely faint southern hemisphere constellation that was created by the Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1687 It is found close to the celestial equator, with its brightest star, Alpha Sextantis, a white giant situated 287 light years from Earth with a visual magnitude of just +4 48
Sextans Constellation - Astrology King Sextans was introduced by Johannes Hevelius in 1690 and remains one of the 88 modern constellations It spans 28 degrees of the zodiac in the Signs of Leo and Virgo
Sextans | Constellation, Dwarf Galaxy, Star Cluster | Britannica Sextans, constellation at about 10 hours right ascension and on the celestial equator in declination It is a faint constellation; the brightest star is Alpha Sextantis, with a magnitude of 4 5 Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius invented this constellation in 1687; it commemorates the sextant
Meet Sextans, the constellation of the sextant - EarthSky The constellation Sextans the Sextant represents an astronomer’s device once used to measure the positions of the stars Johannes Hevelius named this constellation in the 1600s
Sextans (The Sextant) Constellation - TheSkyLive Sextans (pronounced ˈsɛkstənz) is the Latin name of a constellation situated close to the celestial equator As such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year
Sextans - noirlab. edu Sextans, representing a sextant, was created in 1687 by Polish Astronomer Johannes Hevelius and originally called Sextans Uraniae constellation is depicted as an astronomical sextant, an instrument commonly used by astronomer of the time
Sextans - Find Your Constellation Sextans is a faint constellation, created by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1687 It takes its name from the sextant, a navigational instrument, and can be found near the celestial equator