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CONSTELLATION OF SEXTANS |
Name: Sextans
Abbreviation: Sex
Meaning: Astronomical Sextant
Right Ascension: 10h
Declination: 0º
Area (Degrees squared): 314
Stars with known planets: 2
Bordering Constellations: Leo, Hydra, Crater
Visible at latitudes between +80º and -80º and best at 21.00h during April. In the northern hemisphere, the constellation of Pyxis is considered a
springtime constellation and visible from February to July depending on the time of night.
Sextans is a minor equatorial constellation, introduced in the 17th century by Johannes Hevelius. It was named after the instrument that Hevelius made
frequent use of in his observations.
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Sextans´ border is located 6º below Regulus in Leo.
Deep Sky Objects:
NGC 2974 - Galaxy magnitude 10.8
NGC 3054 - Galaxy magnitude 14.0.
NGC 3115 - a Lenticular Galaxy magnitude 9.19, 32,000,000 light years from Earth and several times larger than the Milky Way. At its centre is a black
hole, about 2 billion times the mass of the Sun - one of the largest black holes known. This galaxy is sometimes known as the Spindle Galaxy but should
not to be confused with another of the same name in Draco.
NGC 3169 - Galaxy magnitude 10.5
Numbered Stars with Magnitudes:
1. +5.05
2. +4.45
3. +5.60
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