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Cygnus comparison table

Subject	has definition	has synonym	has acronym	has boundary	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.			defined in equatorial coordinates	equatorial sky area	which is used when referring to a star in the constellation
Cygnus		Northern Cross	Cyg			Cygni	constellation

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