Brief introduction of sextant constellation

Abbreviation: sex

sextant

Zodiac killer: No.

Location: A dim constellation on the equator of the celestial sphere, south of Leo.

Size ranking: 47

Area: 3 14 sq.

Width: about 20 degrees

Depth: about 20 degrees

The month that reaches the highest point at 22: 00: March to April.

You can observe the latitude range of the whole constellation: 78 N to 83 s.

Focus of observation:

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The brightest star in sextant A is 4.5.

The distant binary stars of sextant 17 and 18 are 5.9 and 5.6, respectively, and the naked eye or binoculars are 530 and 470 light years away from the earth, respectively, which are irrelevant.

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Rotating galaxy elliptical galaxy The name of the spindle galaxy of a small or medium caliber telescope comes from the shape of an ellipse.

Sextant is a small constellation in the southern sky, which was discovered by Johannes Hevelius in17th century. The brightest star (alpha sextant) has an apparent magnitude of 4.49. There are several pairs of binary systems: sextant α γ, sextant 35 and sextant 40, and several variable stars. Stands for sextant, a commonly used measuring instrument in Jahannes Hewelius. The sextant is a dark constellation between Gemini and Ophiuchus, which was established by Polish astronomer Jahannes Hewelius to commemorate his "sextant" for measuring the height of celestial bodies for a long time.

Sextant is a small constellation in the southern sky, which was discovered by Johannes Hevelius in17th century. The brightest star (alpha sextant) has an apparent magnitude of 4.49. There are several pairs of binary systems: sextant α γ, sextant 35 and sextant 40, and several variable stars. Stands for sextant, a commonly used measuring instrument in Jahannes Hewelius.