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Auriga (Charioteer, Aur)
subject			fact

Auriga	is a part of celestial sphere
	has historical image
	has genitive Aurigae
	has boundary
	has synonym Charioteer
	has historical origin Erechtheus, the charioteer (son of Hephaestus) is carying two to three children on his arm
	has acronym Aur
	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