Glossary term: 星座
Description: 用现代科学术语来说,星座是天球中划分出的一个多边形。国际天文学联合会将整个天球划分为 88 个区域,即星座。这个划分以古希腊使用的星座为基础,加上最新增加的(特别是南半球新增加的)星座。88 个星座都占据天空的某一部分,因此,从恒星、星系到星云等,每个天体都可以与一个星座联系在一起。黄道十二宫由 13 个星座组成,它们与黄道(太阳每年在天球上划过的轨迹)重叠。这 13 个星座是蛇夫座、射手座、摩羯座、水瓶座、双鱼座、白羊座、金牛座、双子座、巨蟹座、狮子座、室女座、天秤座和天蝎座。
星座包含一组恒星(小行星),从地球上看是一个图案。这些图案被形象地描述为代表人类、动物或其他可识别的物体。
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