Sextans

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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 CatalogNo 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

AndromedaAquariusAquilaAriesAuriga
BoötesCamelopardalisCancerCanes VenaticiCanis Major
Canis MinorCapricornusCassiopeiaCepheusCetus
Coma BerenicesCorona BorealisCorvusCraterCygnus
DelphinusDracoEquuleusGeminiHercules
HydraLacertaLeoLeo MinorLepus
LibraLynxLyraMonocerosOphiuchus
OrionPegasusPerseusPiscesSagitta
ScutumSerpens CaputSerpens CaudaSextansTaurus
TriangulumUrsa MajorUrsa MinorVirgoVulpecula
(50 constellations above are visible from the United Kingdom.)

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Parts visible from the UK

AntliaColumbaEridanusFornaxMicroscopium
Piscis AustrinusPuppisPyxisSagittariusScorpius
Sculptor
(11 constellations above are partially visible from the United Kingdom.)

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Constellations: Southern Celestial Hemisphere
…..never seen from the UK

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