Hyades cluster

GPTKB entity

Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:star
gptkbp:age approximately 625 million years
gptkbp:composed_of main-sequence stars
gptkbp:contains about 400 stars
gptkbp:depicted_in the northern hemisphere
with the naked eye
gptkbp:distance approximately 151 light years
gptkbp:has a high concentration of stars
a prominent V-shaped formation
a rich history of study in stellar evolution
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hyades cluster
gptkbp:includes the star Aldebaran
gptkbp:is_approximately 10 times more massive than the Sun
gptkbp:is_associated_with the Orion arm of the Milky Way
the Taurus constellation
gptkbp:is_characterized_by its relatively young age compared to other clusters
gptkbp:is_considered a benchmark for distance measurement in astronomy
gptkbp:is_home_to various types of stars
gptkbp:is_known_for its bright stars
gptkbp:is_located_near gptkb:Aldebaran
gptkbp:is_often_compared_to gptkb:the_Pleiades_cluster
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:automobile
gptkb:the_Milky_Way_galaxy
the Gould's Belt
gptkbp:is_studied_in astrophysics
its gravitational interactions
gptkbp:is_surrounded_by the Taurus molecular cloud
gptkbp:is_used_in stellar population studies
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Taurus_constellation
declination +15° 50′ 00″
right ascension 04h 30m 00s
gptkbp:notable_for being one of the nearest open clusters to Earth
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:automobile
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3