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Sextans

Syllabification: (Sex·tans)
Pronunciation: /ˈsekstənz/
Astronomy
Definition of Sextans
  • a faint constellation (the Sextant), lying on the celestial equator between Leo and Hydra.
  • (as genitive Sextantis /sekˈstantis/) used with a preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in this constellation:the star Alpha Sextantis

Origin:

Latin

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