Seven Sisters region
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The Seven Sisters region is a prominent area of the Pleiades star cluster, known for its bright young stars and surrounding reflection nebulosity in the constellation Taurus.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical region
ⓘ
part of open star cluster ⓘ |
| ageApprox | about 100 million years ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Seven Sisters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| angularSizeApprox | about 110 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeApprox | 1.6 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Pleiades reflection nebulae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestSeenFrom | Northern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestViewingSeason | Northern winter ⓘ |
| celestialHemisphere | Northern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| contains |
bright young stars
ⓘ
reflection nebulosity ⓘ |
| containsStar |
Alcyone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Atlas NERFINISHED ⓘ Celaeno NERFINISHED ⓘ Electra NERFINISHED ⓘ Maia NERFINISHED ⓘ Merope NERFINISHED ⓘ Pleione NERFINISHED ⓘ Sterope NERFINISHED ⓘ Taygeta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important in many mythologies ⓘ |
| declinationApprox | +24° 07′ ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarthApprox |
about 135 parsecs
ⓘ
about 440 light-years ⓘ |
| dominantColor | blue ⓘ |
| dominantStellarPopulation |
B-type stars
ⓘ
young main-sequence stars ⓘ |
| galacticLatitudeApprox | about -23 degrees ⓘ |
| galacticLongitudeApprox | about 166 degrees ⓘ |
| hostClusterDesignation |
M45
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Messier 45 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostClusterType | open star cluster ⓘ |
| interstellarMediumInteraction | dust clouds causing reflection nebulosity ⓘ |
| isTypeOfNebulosity | reflection nebula ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Milky Way
ⓘ
Orion Arm of the Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Taurus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Seven Sisters region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyConstellation |
Aries
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Perseus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bright blue reflection nebulosity
ⓘ
compact grouping of bright stars ⓘ |
| observedInWavelength |
infrared
ⓘ
optical ⓘ |
| observedSince | antiquity ⓘ |
| partOf | Pleiades star cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rightAscensionApprox | 03h 47m ⓘ |
| visibleToNakedEye | true ⓘ |
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