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Hercules comparison table

Subject	has definition	has historical origin	has acronym	has boundary	is a kind of	has genitive	is an instance of
constellation	Precisely defined area of the celestial sphere, associated with a grouping of stars, that the International Astronomical Union has designated as a constellation.	asterism with pictorial or mythical significance		defined in equatorial coordinates	equatorial sky area	which is used when referring to a star in the constellation
Hercules		Hercules defeated the Nemean Lion (Leo), the many-headed beast (Hydra) and the little crab (Cancer)	Her			Herculis	constellation

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