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Centaurus (Centaur, Cen)
subject			fact

Centaurus	is a part of celestial sphere
	has genitive Centauri
	has synonym Centaur
	has historical origin the centaur Chiron which tutored Hercules and Jason
	has acronym Cen
	is an instance of constellation
constellation	has boundary defined in equatorial coordinates
	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