Sextans en · PROPN
Etymology
Named by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1690. From Latin sextans, a "sextant" (nautical measuring implement)
Meanings
- A dim spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a sextant. It lies south of the constellation of Leo.
Deriveds
Translations (17)
nl Sextant (dim spring constellation of the northern sky) · ga an Seiseamhán (dim spring constellation of the northern sky) · ja 六分儀座 (dim spring constellation of the northern sky) · cmn 六分儀座 /六分仪座 (dim spring constellation of the northern sky) · ar السُّدْس (dim spring constellation of the northern sky) · fi Sekstantti (dim spring constellation of the northern sky) · eo Sekstanto (dim spring constellation of the northern sky) · pt Sextans (dim spring constellation of the northern sky) · ru Секста́нт (dim spring constellation of the northern sky) · kk Секстант (dim spring constellation of the northern sky) · pl Sekstant (dim spring constellation of the northern sky) · el Εξάς (dim spring constellation of the northern sky) · fr Sextant (dim spring constellation of the northern sky) · de Sextant (dim spring constellation of the northern sky) · ja ろくぶんぎ座 (dim spring constellation of the northern sky) · ar السُّدُس (dim spring constellation of the northern sky) · es Sextante (dim spring constellation of the northern sky)