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Definition of Sextans

Sextans
Sextans Sex"tans, n. [L. See Sextant.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) A Roman coin, the sixth part of an as. 2. (Astron.) A constellation on the equator south of Leo; the Sextant.

Meaning of Sextans from wikipedia

- galaxy in the early universe, is located in the constellation ****tans (artist concept) ****tans B is a fairly bright dwarf irregular galaxy at magnitude 6...
- galaxies, which includes the Milky Way galaxy, and to which ****tans A may or may not belong. ****tans A has a peculiar square shape. M****ive short-lived stars...
- reduced to about 50 grams, resulting in the ****tans weighing about 8 grams. The most common design for the ****tans was the bust of Mercury and two pellets...
- The membership of NGC 3109, with its companions ****tans A and the Antlia Dwarf Galaxy as well as ****tans B, Leo P, Antlia B and possibly Leo A, is uncertain...
- The Antlia-****tans Group is a small Galaxy group in the constellations Hydra, ****tans, Antlia and Leo. It is, on average, approximately 4.3 million light-years...
- neighbouring galaxy ****tans A. It is a type Ir IV–V galaxy according to the galaxy morphological classification scheme. ****tans B may also be gravitationally...
- constellation of ****tans". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 244: 16–19. Bibcode:1990MNRAS.244P..16I. Hartmut Frommert. "****tans Dwarf". SEDS...
- This is the list of notable stars in the constellation ****tans, sorted by decreasing brightness. List of stars by constellation ESA (1997). "The Hipparcos...
- the team is interrupted by ****tans arriving in pursuit of the Elmo MBV along with a group of Paradeus members; ****tans reveals extensive damage across...
- According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation ****tans is located within the southern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized...