Matariki (Pleiades star cluster)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Matariki_(Pleiades_star_cluster)
GPTKB entity
Statements (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:open_cluster
astronomer
gptkbp:age about 100 million years
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Messier_45
gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 1.6
gptkbp:brightestStar gptkb:Titan
gptkb:Electra
gptkb:Taygeta
gptkb:Alcyone
gptkb:Celaeno
gptkb:Merope
gptkb:Pleione
gptkb:Sterope
marina
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:M45
gptkbp:culturalSignificance gptkb:Greek_mythology
gptkb:Māori_New_Year
Hawaiian culture (Makaliʻi)
Japanese culture (Subaru)
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth about 444 light years
gptkbp:firstCataloguedBy gptkb:Charles_Messier
gptkbp:hasViewOf gptkb:Earth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Matariki (Pleiades star cluster)
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Taurus_constellation
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy
gptkbp:rating over 1,000
gptkbp:symbolizes gptkb:family
gptkb:navigation
remembrance
harvest
new beginnings
gptkbp:type gptkb:open_cluster
gptkbp:visibleSeason late autumn to winter (Northern Hemisphere)
late autumn to winter (Southern Hemisphere)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Matariki_Network_of_Universities
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5