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	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.