asterism
C6323
concept
An asterism is a recognizable pattern or grouping of stars in the night sky that is not officially classified as a constellation.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| asterism canonical | 24 |
| star pattern | 2 |
| asterism pattern | 1 |
| asterism region | 1 |
| asterism-bearing sky area | 1 |
| quadrilateral asterism | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: asterism
Generated description
An asterism is a recognizable pattern or grouping of stars in the night sky that is not officially classified as a constellation.
Instances (26)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| the Teapot | — |
| Serpens Cauda | — |
| Apparatus Sculptoris | — |
|
Southern Cross
linked to:
Southern Cross constellation
|
— |
| Crux Australis | — |
| Orion | — |
| Southern Cross | — |
|
Orion
linked to:
Orion constellation
|
asterism region |
| Trapezium Cluster | — |
|
Bow of Sagittarius
linked to:
the Bow of Sagittarius
|
— |
| Teapot asterism | — |
| Serpens Caput | — |
|
Great Square of Pegasus
linked to:
constellation Pegasus
|
— |
| Greater Dog | — |
| Sagittarius constellation pattern | asterism pattern |
|
Crux
linked to:
Crux constellation
|
— |
| Hydra | asterism-bearing sky area |
| Orion's Sword | — |
| Orion quadrilateral | — |
| Lesser Dog | — |
| Aselli (the Donkeys) | — |
| Aries | — |
| Pusam | — |
| Northern Dipper | — |
| Messier 73 | — |
| Keystone of Hercules | — |