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Aquila (Eagle, Aql)
subject			fact

Aquila	is a part of celestial sphere
	has historical image
	has genitive Aquilae
	has boundary
	has synonym Eagle
	has historical origin the eagle that belonged to Zeus. Aquila's most famous task was carrying the mortal Ganymede to the heavens to serve as Zeus' cup bearer
	has acronym Aql
	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