# Sextans

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A dim spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a sextant. It lies south of the constellation of Leo.

## Etymology
Named by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1690. From Latin sextans, a "sextant" (nautical measuring implement)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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