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Sextans
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sextans
English
Etymology
Named by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1690. From en la - sextans, a "sextant" (nautical measuring implement)
Proper noun
en constellation A dim spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a sextant. It lies south of the constellation of Leo.
Derived terms
en Sextantis
Translations
dim spring constellation of the northern sky
Arabic: ar السُّدْس, ar السُّدُس
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 六分儀座
Dutch: nl Sextant m
Esperanto: eo Sekstanto
Finnish: fi Sekstantti
French: fr Sextant m
German: de Sextant m
Greek: el Εξάς m
Irish: ga Seiseamhán m an Seiseamhán
Japanese: ja 六分儀座 Rokubungiza, ja ろくぶんぎ座 Rokubungiza
Kazakh: kk Секстант
Polish: pl Sekstant m
Portuguese: pt Sextans
Russian: ru Секста́нт m
Spanish: es Sextante m