Sex·tans
| \ ˈseks-ˌtanz
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Definition of Sextans
: a constellation on the equator south of Leo
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“Sextans.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Sextans. Accessed 4 Mar. 2021.
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The first known use of Sextans was in 1795
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