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Sextans
Sextans is a faint equatorial constellation representing the sextant, introduced by Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1687 to commemorate the astronomical instrument he used for measuring star positions at Danzig. It lies south of Leo and contains no bright stars; its brightest, Alpha Sextantis, is only about fourth magnitude, making the constellation difficult to see without dark skies. Beca...
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Chara
Chara is a historical name associated with one of the two hunting dogs depicted by Johannes Hevelius in the constellation Canes Venatici. The name was introduced in the seventeenth century, but it is no longer used as an official constellation or stellar designation in modern astronomy. The name survives in the proper name of Beta Canum Venaticorum, a star in the northern constellation Canes Venat...
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