Orion Comparison Table

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Orion comparison table

Subject has definition has historical origin has historical image has synonym 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

Orion the hunter accompanied his dogs, Canis Major and Canis Minor hunt Lepus and Taurus near the river Eridanus Hunter Ori Orionis constellation

Subject	has definition	has historical origin	has historical image	has synonym	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
Orion		the hunter accompanied his dogs, Canis Major and Canis Minor hunt Lepus and Taurus near the river Eridanus		Hunter	Ori			Orionis	constellation

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