Pleiades star cluster

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Pleiades_star_cluster
GPTKB entity
Statements (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:open_cluster
gptkbp:age about 100 million years
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Messier_45
gptkb:Seven_Sisters
gptkbp:angularSize about 110 arcminutes
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 1.6
gptkbp:bestViewedIn November
gptkbp:brightestStar gptkb:Alcyone
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:M45
gptkb:NGC_1432
gptkbp:containsBrownDwarfs yes
gptkbp:culturalSignificance featured in Greek mythology
important in many world cultures
gptkbp:declination +24° 07′ 00″
gptkbp:discoveredBy known since antiquity
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth about 444 light years
gptkbp:hasReflectionNebula yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pleiades star cluster
gptkbp:locatedIn constellation Taurus
gptkbp:notableActor gptkb:Electra
gptkb:Taygeta
gptkb:Celaeno
gptkb:Merope
gptkb:Sterope
marina
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy
gptkbp:rating over 1000
gptkbp:rightAscension 03h 47m 24s
gptkbp:spectralTypeOfBrightestStars B-type
gptkbp:visibleToNakedEye yes
6 to 9
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Titan
gptkb:NGC_1432
gptkb:Merope
gptkb:Taurus_constellation
gptkb:Matariki_festival
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5