Answer:

asterism

Explanation:

An asterism is a small pattern of stars, much smaller than the official constellations. Asterisms can be made across different constellations, or from within a single constellation, drawing bright stars together to make patterns.

An asterism is a popularly-known pattern or group of stars that can be seen in the night sky. This colloquial definition[a] makes it appear quite similar to a constellation,[1] but they differ in that a constellation is a formally-named area of the sky and all the celestial objects within it, representing an object, person, or animal, often mythological; while an asterism is a visually obvious collection of stars and the lines used to mentally connect them.