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svlad2 [7]
3 years ago
13

What is an asterism? Can you name an example?

Physics
1 answer:
Katen [24]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

Collection of stars in the night sky that is popularly known.

The Great Diamond, Big dipper

Explanation:

An asterism is a collection of stars in the night sky that is popularly known. Asterisms are not recognised by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) as constellations. They are not constellations as constellations are a region of the night sky.

The Great Diamond is an asterism which consists of the four stars namely Cor Caroli in Canes Venatici, Denebola, Spica and Arcturus. Big dipper is also an asterism.

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