Aselli (the Donkeys)
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Aselli (the Donkeys) is a traditional pair of stars in the constellation Cancer that flank the Beehive Cluster and represent two celestial donkeys in classical astronomy.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Asellus Borealis | 0 |
| Asellus Australis | 0 |
| Beehive Cluster | 0 |
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
asterism
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star ⓘ traditional star grouping ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Praesepe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Praesepe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | Greco-Roman astronomy ⓘ |
| flankedBy | Aselli (the Donkeys) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flanks | Beehive Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Asellus Australis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Asellus Borealis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalRole | attendants of the Beehive Cluster ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation |
Cancer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cancer NERFINISHED ⓘ Cancer NERFINISHED ⓘ Cancer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observationalContext | naked-eye astronomy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Aselli (the Donkeys)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aselli (the Donkeys) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents | two celestial donkeys ⓘ |
| traditionalNameOf |
Delta Cancri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gamma Cancri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | classical astronomy ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Northern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.