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nounan arrangement of parts or elements
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nouna configuration of stars as seen from the earthtype of:
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- planet (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction
- cancer a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Leo and Gemini
- dragon a faint constellation twisting around the north celestial pole and lying between Ursa Major and Cepheus
- leo a zodiacal constellation in northern hemisphere between Cancer and Virgo
- snake a long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer
- hunter a constellation on the equator to the east of Taurus; contains Betelgeuse and Rigel
- crane a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix
- hercules a large constellation in the northern hemisphere between Lyra and Corona Borealis
- phoenix a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Tucana and Sculptor
- wagon a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major