Orion's Sword

proper noun

A bright asterism forming a line beneath Orion's Belt, consisting on the star cluster Collinder 73, the star 42 Orionis, the Orion Nebula, and the bright star Hatysa.

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Sword of Orion
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. astronomyA bright asterism forming a line beneath Orion's Belt, consisting on the star cluster Collinder 73, the star 42 Orionis, the Orion Nebula, and the bright star Hatysa.

    Synonyms: Sword of Orion

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA bright asterism forming a line beneath Orion's Belt, consisting on the star cluster Collinder 73, the star 42 Orionis, the Orion Nebula, and the bright star Hatysa.

Similar
Sword of Orion
Also see
sword of orion
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