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  "type": "star",
  "name": "Mintaka",
  "summary": "bright star in Orion used as a fixed-sky reference",
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    "human": "/stories/special-stars/28.html"
  },
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      "name": "Orion's Belt",
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        "source_url": "https://science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2025-november-20-alnitak-alnilam-mintaka/",
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}