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Reticulum (Net, Reticle (crosshairs in telescope eyepiece), Ret) | ||||
subject | fact |
Reticulum | is a part of celestial sphere | |
has historical image | ||
has genitive Reticuli | ||
has synonym Net | ||
has synonym Reticle (crosshairs in telescope eyepiece) | ||
has acronym Ret | ||
is an instance of constellation named by de Lacaille | ||
constellation named by de Lacaille | is named by Abbé Nicolas Louis de Lacaille | |
constellation | has boundary defined in equatorial coordinates | |
is a part of celestial sphere | ||
has component asterism | ||
has historical origin asterism with pictorial or mythical significance | ||
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 |
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