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Pegasus (Winged Horse, Peg)
subject			fact

Pegasus	is a part of celestial sphere
	has genitive Pegasi
	has boundary
	has synonym Winged Horse
	has historical origin son of Medusa, flew Bellerophon up to Mount Olympus, this impudence angered Zeus, who sent an insect to sting Pegasus
	has acronym Peg
	is an instance of constellation
constellation	is a part of celestial sphere
	has component asterism
	has purpose to divide the celestial sphere into small visually recognizable star classification regions
equatorial sky area	is defined using equatorial coordinates
quantity	has unit
number	has value