10 lines
668 B
Markdown
10 lines
668 B
Markdown
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name: Sextans
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created_by: skybber
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created_date: 2021-07-25 07:51:36.369230
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updated_by: skybber
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updated_date: 2021-07-25 07:51:36.369405
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A small faint equatorial constellation between Leo and Hydra. The sextant is very faint, with only two stars brighter than 5 mag. Good thing there are brighter constellations nearby. The Sextant lies roughly in a triangle whose vertices are formed by the bright stars Alfard, Denebola and Regulus. The constellation is located in a rich region of galaxies, and despite its relatively small size, contains a larger number of them. The most beautiful of these is the remarkably elongated NGC 3115.
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