Pleiades
E3196
The Pleiades are a famous open star cluster in the constellation Taurus, often known as the Seven Sisters in Greek mythology.
Observed surface forms (17)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Pleiades star cluster | 0 | 5 |
| Pleiades (Greek mythology) | 0 | 3 |
| constellation Pleiades | 0 | 2 |
| star cluster Pleiades | 0 | 2 |
| Matariki is the Māori name for the Pleiades star cluster | 0 | 1 |
| Melotte 22 | 0 | 1 |
| Messier 45 | 0 | 1 |
| NGC 1432 | 0 | 1 |
| Pleiad | 0 | 1 |
| Pleiades open cluster | 0 | 1 |
| The Pleiades | 0 | 1 |
| The Pleiades star cluster | 0 | 1 |
| star nymphs (Pleiades) | 0 | 1 |
| the Pleiades | 0 | 1 |
| Πλειάδες | 0 | 1 |
| Πλειάδες (μυθολογία) | 0 | 1 |
| αστερισμός Πλειάδων | 0 | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Messier object
→
NGC object → deep-sky object → open star cluster → |
| age | about 100 million years → |
| alsoKnownAs |
M45
→
Pleiades →
surface form:
Messier 45
Seven Sisters → Subaru → |
| angularSize | about 110 arcminutes → |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 1.6 → |
| associatedWith | reflection nebulae → |
| bestSeenIn | Northern Hemisphere → |
| bestViewingSeason | late autumn and winter → |
| brightestStar | Alcyone → |
| brightestStarApparentMagnitude | about 2.9 → |
| catalogDesignation |
M45
→
Pleiades self-linksurface differs →
surface form:
Melotte 22
Pleiades self-linksurface differs →
surface form:
NGC 1432
|
| containsStar |
Alcyone
→
Sterope →
surface form:
Asterope
Atlas → Celaeno → Electra → Maia → Merope → Celaeno →
surface form:
Pleione
Taygete →
surface form:
Taygeta
|
| declination | +24° 07′ → |
| discoveredBy | prehistoric observers → |
| distanceFromEarth |
about 135 parsecs
→
about 440 light-years → |
| dominantSpectralType | B-type main-sequence stars → |
| hasCulturalSignificanceIn |
Greek mythology
→
Japanese culture → Maori traditions → Native American traditions → |
| hostGalaxy | Milky Way → |
| interstellarMediumOrigin | unrelated passing dust cloud → |
| locatedInConstellation | Taurus → |
| mythologicalAssociation | Seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione → |
| nebulaType | reflection nebula → |
| numberOfBrightNakedEyeStars | about 6 to 9 → |
| numberOfKnownMembers | over 1000 stars → |
| observability | visible to the naked eye → |
| partOf | local spiral arm of the Milky Way → |
| properMotion | common motion through space → |
| rightAscension | 03h 47m → |
| risesBefore | Orion → |
| symbolUsedBy | Subaru automobile brand → |
| usedFor |
distance scale calibration
→
studies of stellar evolution → |
Referenced by (42)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Messier 45
this entity surface form:
Pleiades star cluster
this entity surface form:
constellation Pleiades
this entity surface form:
star cluster Pleiades
this entity surface form:
constellation Pleiades
this entity surface form:
The Pleiades star cluster
this entity surface form:
star cluster Pleiades
this entity surface form:
αστερισμός Πλειάδων
subject surface form:
23 Tauri
this entity surface form:
NGC 1432
this entity surface form:
Melotte 22
subject surface form:
Atlas
subject surface form:
Aldebaran
this entity surface form:
Pleiades star cluster
subject surface form:
23 Tauri
this entity surface form:
Pleiades open cluster
this entity surface form:
Matariki is the Māori name for the Pleiades star cluster
subject surface form:
Pleiades
this entity surface form:
Pleiades star cluster
this entity surface form:
star nymphs (Pleiades)
this entity surface form:
Pleiad