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[[File:Sextans IAU.svg|alt=star chart|thumb|Sextans star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]
One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations|88 IAU constellations]]. The constellation was invented by Hevelius (1687).
One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations|88 IAU constellations]]. The constellation was invented by Hevelius (1687).


==Etymology and History==
==Etymology and History==
[[File:Sex Hevelius.JPG|alt=screenshot(s) of text|thumb|Sextant described in Hevelius (1687).]]
The Greek constellation ...
[[File:Sextant Hevelii-Prodromus-astronomiae-7.jpg|alt=star chart|thumb|Sextant depicted in Hevelius (1687).]]





Revision as of 17:08, 25 January 2025

star chart
Sextans star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).

One of the 88 IAU constellations. The constellation was invented by Hevelius (1687).

Etymology and History

screenshot(s) of text
Sextant described in Hevelius (1687).
star chart
Sextant depicted in Hevelius (1687).


Origin of Constellation

Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

Mythology

Weblinks

References