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Ursa Minor comparison table |
Subject | has definition | has synonym | has acronym | has boundary | is a kind of | has genitive | is an instance of |
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constellation | Precisely defined area of the celestial sphere, associated with a grouping of stars, that the International Astronomical Union has designated as a constellation. | defined in equatorial coordinates | equatorial sky area | which is used when referring to a star in the constellation | |||
Ursa Minor | Little Dipper | UMi | Ursae Minoris | constellation |
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