Sextans

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

From Latin sextāns, from sex (“six”).

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: السُّدْس (as-suds) — dim spring constellation of the northern sky
• Arabic: السُّدُس (as-sudus) — dim spring constellation of the northern sky
• Chinese Mandarin: 六分儀座 /六分仪座 (Liùfēnyízuò) — dim spring constellation of the northern sky
• Dutch: Sextant — dim spring constellation of the northern sky
• Finnish: Sekstantti — dim spring constellation of the northern sky
• French: Sextant — dim spring constellation of the northern sky
• German: Sextant — dim spring constellation of the northern sky
• Greek: Εξάς (Exás) — dim spring constellation of the northern sky
• Irish: an Seiseamhán — dim spring constellation of the northern sky
• Japanese: 六分儀座 (Rokubungiza) — dim spring constellation of the northern sky
• Japanese: ろくぶんぎ座 (Rokubungiza) — dim spring constellation of the northern sky
• Kazakh: Секстант (Sekstant) — dim spring constellation of the northern sky
• Polish: Sekstant — dim spring constellation of the northern sky
• Portuguese: Sextans — dim spring constellation of the northern sky
• Russian: Секста́нт (Sekstánt) — dim spring constellation of the northern sky
• Spanish: Sextante — dim spring constellation of the northern sky