Sextans

Summary

Sextans is a constellation^[1]. Sextans draws 73 Wikipedia views per month (constellation category, ranking #71 of 85).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sextans is credited with the discovery of Johannes Hevelius^[3].
• Sextans's image is recorded as SextansCC.jpg^[4].
• Sextans's instance of is recorded as constellation^[5].
• Sextans's shares border with is recorded as Leo^[6].
• Sextans's shares border with is recorded as Hydra^[7].
• Sextans's shares border with is recorded as Crater^[8].
• sextant is named after Sextans^[9].
• Sextans's locator map image is recorded as Sextans constellation map.svg^[10].
• Sextans's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Sextans symbol (Moskowitz, variable width).svg^[11].
• Sextans's Commons category is recorded as Sextans (constellation)^[12].
• Sextans's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1687-00-00T00:00:00Z^[13].
• Sextans's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06_1j^[14].
• Sextans's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sextans^[15].
• Sextans's Commons gallery is recorded as Sextans^[16].
• Sextans's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0062385^[17].
• Sextans's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• Sextans's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• Sextans's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• Sextans's described by source is recorded as Star Lore of All Ages^[21].
• Sextans's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Sextans^[22].
• Sextans's topic has template is recorded as Template:Sextans^[23].
• Sextans's topic has template is recorded as Q10729122^[24].
• Sextans's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Sextans'}^[25].
• Sextans's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Sex'}^[26].
• Sextans's different from is recorded as Sex^[27].

Body

Physical Characteristics

Sextans's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q254532', 'amount': '+314'}^[28].

Designation and Status

Sextans's instance of is recorded as constellation^[5].

History and Context

sextant is named after Sextans^[9].

Why It Matters

Sextans draws 73 Wikipedia views per month (constellation category, ranking #71 of 85).^[2] Sextans has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] Sextans is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]