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Constellations are the historical names for groups of stars that appear to make familiar patterns in the sky. Asterisms are also named groupings of stars, usually on a smaller scale than constellations. Typically, the stars that make up constellations and asterisms only appear to be visually grouped, but are in fact widely separated in space. In other words, they are not part of an actual group of stars - they only happen to appear this way due to our line of sight from the Earth.
Actual groups of stars can be called globular clusters, dwarf galaxies, and galaxies, depending on the size of the group.
Constellations are the historical names for groups of stars that appear to make familiar patterns in the sky. Asterisms are also named groupings of stars, usually on a smaller scale than constellations. Typically, the stars that make up constellations and asterisms only appear to be visually grouped, but are in fact widely separated in space. In other words, they are not part of an actual group of stars - they only happen to appear this way due to our line of sight from the Earth.
Actual groups of stars can be called globular clusters, dwarf galaxies, and galaxies, depending on the size of the group.
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millions of stars make a constellation.
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