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| Abbreviation: Sex |
| English Name: The Sextants |
| Genitive: Sextantis |
| Hemisphere: Northern and Southern Hemisphere. (Bold means the more area in square feet in Southern Hemisphere.) |
| Location: Between the constellations of Leo and Hydra. |
| Visible between latitudes: +80 and -90 degrees |
| Best season: Summer |
| Seen in three seasons: Spring, Summer, & Autumn |
| Best seen in: April (map) |
| Seen between: January and June |
| Right Ascension (RA): 10 hour |
| Declination (DEC): -05 degrees |
| Area (square degrees): 314 (47th) |
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Sextans (The The Sextants)
- The constellation is divided into two parts by Ophiuchus, the snake bearer: Serpens Caput, representing the serpent’s head, and Serpens Cauda, the serpent’s tail.
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Messier Objects in Sextans
| No Messier objects in Sextans |
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More objects in Sextans
| Select Catalog | No of Objects |
| Barnard (B) | 0x object |
| Caldwell (C) | 1x object |
| Collinder (Cr) | 0x object |
| New General Catalogue (NGC) | 66x objects |
| Index Catalogue (IC) | 41x objects |
| Sharpless (Sh2) | 0x object |
Features of Interest
- Other deep-sky objects in this constellation include the Blinking Galaxy (NGC 6118), spiral galaxy NGC 6118, the Serpens South Star Cluster, Hoag’s Object, and the Red Square Nebula. These dim objects can only be seen in large telescopes.
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Named Stars
- Sextantis
- more list of stars in Sextans
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Planetarium / Constellation Map
| Live constellation visible from the UK :- Planetarium (Sextans) | Best Seen in: April (map) | Seen between: January and June |
IAU Sky Chart: Sextans
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Constellations – Visible from the UK
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Parts visible from the UK
| Antlia | Columba | Eridanus | Fornax | Microscopium | ||
| Piscis Austrinus | Puppis | Pyxis | Sagittarius | Scorpius | ||
| Sculptor |
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Constellations: Southern Celestial Hemisphere
…..– never seen from the UK
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