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Orion (Hunter, Ori)
subject			fact

Orion	is a part of celestial sphere
	has historical image
	has genitive Orionis
	has boundary
	has synonym Hunter
	has historical origin the hunter accompanied his dogs, Canis Major and Canis Minor hunt Lepus and Taurus near the river Eridanus
	has acronym Ori
	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