Assertion: asterism | /r/HasProperty | line
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text: This colloquial definition[a] makes it appear quite similar to a constellation, but they differ mostly in that a constellation is an officially (as in, by the IAU) recognized area of the sky, while an asterism is a visually obvious collection of stars and the lines used to mentally connect them; as such, asterisms do not have officially determined boundaries and are therefore a more general concept which may refer to any identified pattern of stars.
text: This colloquial definition[a] makes it appear quite similar to a constellation, but they differ mostly in that a constellation is an officially (as in, by the IAU) recognized area of the sky, while an asterism is a visually obvious collection of stars and the lines used to mentally connect them; as such, asterisms do not have officially determined boundaries and are therefore a more general concept which may refer to any identified pattern of stars.