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Scorpius (Scorpion, Sco)
subject			fact

Scorpius	is a part of Zodiac
	has genitive Scorpii
	has boundary
	has synonym Scorpion
	has historical origin beast that killed the Great Hunter, Orion
	has acronym Sco
	is an instance of zodiacal constellation
zodiacal constellation	has historical purpose to approximately represent the month in which the Sun occupies this constellation
	is a part of Zodiac
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