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What constellations are closest to the constellation Leo?
Ursa Major, Leo Minor, Lynx (corner), Cancer, Hydra, Sextans, Crater, Virgo, Coma Berenices
What is the constellation fornax named after?
Most of the "official" star and constellation names were created by the Greek, Roman and Arab astronomers before about 1400. (Much of the Greek and Roman astronomical knowledge was lost during the "Dark Ages", and survived only because of Arabic translations from the earlier texts.) So many star names and constellation names are of Greek, Roman and Arabic origin. Most of the constellations were visible from the latitudes of Greece, Europe and Egypt, and were derived from animals, gods and heroes. Starting in the 1500s and afterward, European seafarers sailing the southern oceans found new stars and new constellations not visible from the northern hemisphere. Many of the constellation names they created were of nautical or technical origin, such as "Telescopium", "Microsopium", "Octans" and "Sextans". The constellation Fornax in the southern hemisphere is named for the Furnace.
What are all the 88 constellations?
* Andromeda * Antlia * Apus * Aquarius * Aquila * Ara * Aries * Auriga * Boötes * Caelum * Camelopardalis * Cancer * Canes Venatici * Canis Major * Canis Minor * Capricornus * Carina * Cassiopeia * Centaurus * Cepheus * Cetus * Chamaeleon * Circinus * Columba * Coma Berenices * Corona Austrina * Corona Borealis * Corvus * Crater * Crux * Cygnus * Delphinus * Dorado * Draco * Equuleus * Eridanus * Fornax * Gemini * Grus * Hercules * Horologium * Hydra * Hydrus * Indus * Lacerta * Leo * Leo Minor * Lepus * Libra * Lupus * Lynx * Lyra * Mensa * Microscopium * Monoceros * Musca * Norma * Octans * Ophiuchus * Orion * Pavo * Pegasus * Perseus * Phoenix * Pictor * Pisces * Piscis Austrinus * Puppis * Pyxis * Reticulum * Sagitta * Sagittarius * Scorpius * Sculptor * Scutum * Serpens * Sextans * Taurus * Telescopium * Triangulum * Triangulum Australe * Tucana * Ursa Major * Ursa Minor * Vela * Virgo * Volans * Vulpecula
Name all 88 constellations?
* Andromeda * Antlia * Apus * Aquarius * Aquila * Ara * Aries * Auriga * Boötes * Caelum * Camelopardalis * Cancer * Canes Venatici * Canis Major * Canis Minor * Capricornus * Carina * Cassiopeia * Centaurus * Cepheus * Cetus * Chamaeleon * Circinus * Columba * Coma Berenices * Corona Austrina * Corona Borealis * Corvus * Crater * Crux * Cygnus * Delphinus * Dorado * Draco * Equuleus * Eridanus * Fornax * Gemini * Grus * Hercules * Horologium * Hydra * Hydrus * Indus * Lacerta * Leo * Leo Minor * Lepus * Libra * Lupus * Lynx * Lyra * Mensa * Microscopium * Monoceros * Musca * Norma * Octans * Ophiuchus * Orion * Pavo * Pegasus * Perseus * Phoenix * Pictor * Pisces * Piscis Austrinus * Puppis * Pyxis * Reticulum * Sagitta * Sagittarius * Scorpius * Sculptor * Scutum * Serpens * Sextans * Taurus * Telescopium * Triangulum * Triangulum Australe * Tucana * Ursa Major * Ursa Minor * Vela * Virgo * Volans * Vulpecula
Why was the constellation Hercules put in the sky?
None of the constellations were "put" in the sky. Long ago, before TV and electric lights, before books, people made up stories. Many of the stories were based on the myths and legends of ancient societies. At night, storytellers would make up stories about the patterns that they saw in the night skies. All human beings see patterns, even when there aren't any, and in the darkness of the night there are MANY many stars about which you can imagine patterns. Some of the "shapes" that people saw in the skies were heroes like Hercules or Orion, or animals like the Crab, the Lion and the Scorpion (Cancer and Leo and Scorpio), or gods. Later on, navigators would imagine more practical constellations to help them see the stars that they used to steer by, constellations like Telescopium or Sextans or Octans. And every primitive society has different stories, and different constellations, to describe the essentially random scattering of visible stars in the skies.
What is the major star in Sextans A?
Sextans A is a dwarf galaxy in our local cluster (outside the milky way and indeed the member of the cluster furthest away form us). As a galaxy it contains millions of stars and you can not easily identify the major stars in it. However I do note that there appears to be a bright (orange colored) star in Sextans A. This star is a member of our galaxy and is not in Sextans A. I am afraid I do not know the designation/name of this star, but one could look it up on star charts.
What are sextantids?
They are meteors in the meteor showers associated with the constellation "Sextans".
Is there any major stars in Sextans?
yes 3 but many others are not major, I'm sorry i don't know the names.
From what word is sextant derived?
Sextans, meaning one-sixth in Latin as it is based on a 60 degree length (which is one-sixth of a whole circle).
What constellations are closest to the constellation Leo?
Ursa Major, Leo Minor, Lynx (corner), Cancer, Hydra, Sextans, Crater, Virgo, Coma Berenices
How many contellations are in winter?
There are 12 winter constellations. They are: Cancer, Canis Major, Canis Minor, Crater, Gemini, Hydra, Leo, Leo Minor, Lynx, Monoceros, Orion, and Sextans
What is the COSMOS 1526561 galaxy?
The COSMOS 1526561 galaxy (one of the galaxies in the COSMOS survey) is a spiral galaxy 7500 million light-years from Earth in the Sextans constellation, and is 100,000 light-years in diameter, and contains about 100 billion stars.
What is the COSMOS 2607238 galaxy?
The COSMOS 2607238 galaxy (one of the galaxies in the COSMOS survey) is a barred spiral galaxy 6300 million light-years from Earth in the Sextans constellation, and is 100,000 light-years in diameter, and contains about 100 billion stars.
What are some seven letter words with 3rd letter X and 5th letter A and 6th letter N?
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 2 words with the pattern --X-AN-. That is, seven letter words with 3rd letter X and 5th letter A and 6th letter N. In alphabetical order, they are: sextans sextant
What is the COSMOS 397553 galaxy?
The COSMOS 397553 galaxy (one of the galaxies in the COSMOS survey) is a barred spiral galaxy 6000 million light-years (redshift of 0.66) from Earth in the Sextans constellation, and is 100,000 light-years in diameter (same size as the Milky Way), and contains about 100 billion stars (same number of stars as the Milky Way).
What is the COSMOS 1177059 galaxy?
The COSMOS 1177059 galaxy (one of the galaxies in the COSMOS survey) is an elliptical galaxy 7700 million light-years (redshift of 0.97) from Earth in the Sextans constellation, and is 60,000 light-years in diameter (about 1.7 times smaller than the Milky Way), and contains about 40 billion stars (40 percent of the Milky Way's stars).
What is the COSMOS 786560 galaxy?
The COSMOS 786560 galaxy (one of the galaxies in the COSMOS survey) is a spiral galaxy 6000 million light-years (redshift of 0.66) from Earth in the Sextans constellation, and is 120,000 light-years in diameter (1.2 times larger than the Milky Way), and contains about 200 billion stars (200 percent of the Milky Way's stars).
