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Fornax (Furnace, For)
subject			fact

Fornax	is a part of celestial sphere
	has genitive Fornacis
	has boundary
	has synonym Furnace
	has historical origin the laboratory Furnace or chemical furnace in honor of Antoine Lavoisier
	has acronym For
	is an instance of constellation named by de Lacaille
constellation named by de Lacaille	is named by Abbé Nicolas Louis de Lacaille
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