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See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters 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 .
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 ...
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.
Maia is the fourth-brightest star in the Pleiades open star cluster (Messier 45), after Alcyone, Atlas and Electra. It is surrounded by one of the brighter reflection nebulae within the Pleiades, designated NGC 1432 and sometimes called the Maia Nebula .
Alcyone / æ l ˈ s aɪ ə n iː /, [11] designated η Tauri (Eta Tauri, abbreviated Eta Tau, η Tau), is a star in the constellation of Taurus.Approximately 440 light-years from the Sun, it is the brightest star in the Pleiades open cluster, which is a young cluster, around 100 million years old.
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21 Tauri, formally known as Asterope / ə ˈ s t r ɛr ə p iː /, [12] [13] is a component of the Asterope double star in the Pleiades open cluster. 21 Tauri is the stars' Flamsteed designation.