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Centaurus comparison table

Subject	has definition	has historical origin	has synonym	has acronym	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			equatorial sky area	which is used when referring to a star in the constellation
Centaurus		the centaur Chiron which tutored Hercules and Jason	Centaur	Cen		Centauri	constellation

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