Matariki cluster

GPTKB entity

Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:open_cluster
gptkbp:age about 100 million years
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:annualEvent Matariki public holiday (New Zealand)
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 1.6
gptkbp:bestViewedIn June (Southern Hemisphere)
November (Northern Hemisphere)
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:Messier_45
gptkb:NGC_1432
gptkbp:culturalSignificance gptkb:Greek_mythology
gptkb:Māori_New_Year
Japanese culture (Subaru)
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth about 444 light years
gptkbp:firstObserved gptkb:Antiquity
gptkbp:hasNebulosity gptkb:planetary_nebula
gptkbp:hasStarNames Matariki, Tupu-ā-nuku, Tupu-ā-rangi, Waipunarangi, Waitī, Waitā, Ururangi, Pōhutukawa, Hiwa-i-te-rangi (Māori names)
gptkbp:hasViewOf gptkb:Earth
gptkb:Northern_Hemisphere
gptkb:Southern_Hemisphere
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Matariki cluster
gptkbp:includesMyth Greek, Māori, Japanese, Native American, Aboriginal Australian
gptkbp:locatedIn constellation Taurus
gptkbp:notableActor gptkb:Titan
gptkb:Electra
gptkb:Taygeta
gptkb:Alcyone
gptkb:Celaeno
gptkb:Merope
gptkb:Pleione
gptkb:Sterope
marina
gptkbp:partOf Local Bubble (region of Milky Way)
gptkbp:properMotionRA moving away from Earth
gptkbp:rating over 1,000
gptkbp:risesInNewZealand mid-winter (June/July)
gptkbp:shape small dipper-like
gptkbp:spectralType mostly B-type stars
gptkbp:symbolizes harvest and planting (Māori culture)
remembrance and renewal (Māori culture)
gptkbp:usedFor marking the Māori New Year
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Waitā
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5