Orion's Belt

See also: Orion's belt

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Orion's Belt

  1. (astronomy) A bright asterism located near the celestial equator, consisting of three bright stars lined up and visibly close together.
    • 1998, John H. Roger, “Origins of the ancient constellations: II. The Mediterranean traditions”, in Journal of the British Astronomy Association, volume 108, number 2, page 81, column 2:
      [T]he hunter duly shot him with an arrow, which was embedded in his body as the stars of ‘Orion’s belt’.

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