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Hercules (Her)
subject			fact

Hercules	is a part of celestial sphere
	has genitive Herculis
	has boundary
	has historical origin Hercules defeated the Nemean Lion (Leo), the many-headed beast (Hydra) and the little crab (Cancer)
	has acronym Her
	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