Sextans

Summary

Sextans is a constellation^[1]. Sextans has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Sextans is credited with the discovery of Johannes Hevelius^[3].
• Sextans's instance of is recorded as constellation^[4].
• Sextans's shares border with is recorded as Leo^[5].
• Sextans's shares border with is recorded as Hydra^[6].
• Sextans's shares border with is recorded as Crater^[7].
• sextant is named after Sextans^[8].
• Sextans's Commons category is recorded as Sextans (constellation)^[9].
• Sextans's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1687^[10].
• Sextans's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sextans^[11].
• Sextans's Commons gallery is recorded as Sextans^[12].
• Sextans's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[13].
• Sextans's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• Sextans's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• Sextans's described by source is recorded as Star Lore of All Ages^[16].
• Sextans's topic has template is recorded as Template:Sextans^[17].
• Sextans's topic has template is recorded as Q10729122^[18].
• Sextans's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Sextans'}^[19].
• Sextans's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Sex'}^[20].
• Sextans's different from is recorded as Sex^[21].
• Sextans's different from is recorded as Sextant^[22].
• Sextans's different from is recorded as Sextans^[23].
• Sextans's different from is recorded as Sekstant^[24].
• Sextans's different from is recorded as Sestante^[25].
• Sextans's different from is recorded as Sextante^[26].
• Sextans covers an area of {'unit': 'Q254532', 'amount': '+314'}^[27].

Body

Physical Characteristics

Sextans covers an area of {'unit': 'Q254532', 'amount': '+314'}^[27].

Designation and Status

Sextans's instance of is recorded as constellation^[4].

History and Context

sextant is named after Sextans^[8].

Why It Matters

Sextans has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Sextans is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]