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Star constellation Sextant
Star constellation Sextant
Star constellation Sextant
In this constellation lies the interesting planetary system WASP-43, also known as ‘Gnomon’ for the star WASP-43 and ‘Astrolabius’ for the planet WASP-43b.
Credit:
Zeichnung von Johannes Hevelius in "Firmamentum Sobiescianum sive Uranographia" 1637,
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