Sextans facts for kids
| Constellation | |
List of stars in Sextans
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| Abbreviation | Sex |
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| Genitive | Sextantis, Sextansis |
| Pronunciation | genitive |
| Symbolism | the Sextant |
| Right ascension | 10 |
| Declination | 0 |
| Quadrant | SQ2 |
| Area | 314 sq. deg. (47th) |
| Main stars | 3 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars |
28 |
| Stars with planets | 5 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Stars within 10.00 pc (32.62 ly) | 5 |
| Brightest star | α Sex (4.49m) |
| Messier objects | None |
| Meteor showers | Sextantids |
| Bordering constellations |
Leo Hydra Crater |
| Visible at latitudes between +80° and −90°. Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of April. |
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Sextans is a constellation in the southern sky.
Images for kids
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The constellation Sextans as depicted in Johann Doppelmayr's Atlas Coelestis, c. 1730 (Plate 19, Southern Celestial Hemisphere).
See also
In Spanish: Sextans para niños
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