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The Pleiades (/ ˈ p l iː. ə d iː z, ˈ p l eɪ-, ˈ p l aɪ-/), [8] [9] also known as Seven Sisters and Messier 45 (M45), is an asterism of an open star cluster containing young B-type stars in the northwest of the constellation Taurus.
The star cluster Kṛttikā Sanskrit: कृत्तिका, pronounced [kr̩ttɪkaː], popularly transliterated Krittika), sometimes known as Kārtikā, corresponds to the open star cluster called Pleiades in western astronomy; it is one of the clusters which makes up the constellation Taurus.
Celaeno, a star in the Pleiades open cluster of stars. USS Celeno, a United States Navy Crater class cargo ship; Ship Celaeno builder A. HALL & Co Aberdeen. Rig: SHIP. Construction: Wood. Yard Number: 233. Completed in June 1863. Weighed 702 tons and measured 173.0 feet x 30.2 feet x 18.7 feet. The Celaeno made eleven trips to New Zealand.
The open clusters were hidden by the dust in the Milky Way. [6] Credit ESO. The prominent open cluster the Pleiades, in the constellation Taurus, has been recognized as a group of stars since antiquity, while the Hyades (which also form part of Taurus) is one of the oldest open clusters. Other open clusters were noted by early astronomers as ...
Meaning Arabic name Scientific star name Caph: al-Kaff ul-Khaḍib: the Palm (reaching from the Pleiades) الكـــف الخضيب Beta Cassiopeiae: Celbalrai: Kalb ur-Rāʿī: the Shepherd's Dog: كلب الراعي Beta Ophiuchi: Chort: al-Kharat: the Rib: الخرت Theta Leonis: Cursa: Kursiyy al-Jauzah: the Chair or Footstool (of Orion ...
The asterism is formed of the two eye-catching open star clusters, the Pleiades and the Hyades that form the posts of a virtual gate on either side of the ecliptic line. Since all planets as well as the Moon and the Sun always move very closely along the virtual circle of the ecliptic, all these seven orbiting bodies regularly pass through the ...
The poet Sappho mentions the Pleiades in one of her poems: The moon has gone The Pleiades gone In dead of night Time passes on I lie alone. The poet Lord Tennyson mentions the Pleiades in his poem "Locksley Hall": Many a night I saw the Pleiads, rising through the mellow shade, Glitter like a swarm of fire-flies tangled in a silver braid.
Celaeno was one of the Pleiades sisters in Greek mythology. Could be related to kel anus (“black ring”). Could be related to kel anus (“black ring”). In 2016, the International Astronomical Union organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) [ 13 ] to catalogue and standardize proper names for stars.