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[[File:375px-Sextans IAU.svg.png|thumb|Sextans]] | |||
Sextans is a minor equatorial constellation which was introduced in 1687 by Johannes Hevelius. Its name is Latin for theastronomical sextant, an instrument that Hevelius made frequent use of in his observations. | Sextans is a minor equatorial constellation which was introduced in 1687 by Johannes Hevelius. Its name is Latin for theastronomical sextant, an instrument that Hevelius made frequent use of in his observations. |