Pleiades star cluster

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Pleiades_star_cluster

GPTKB entity

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
gptkbp:locatedIn	constellation Taurus
gptkbp:notableActor	gptkb:Electra gptkb:marina gptkb:Taygeta gptkb:Celaeno gptkb:Merope gptkb:Sterope
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:Seven_Sisters_(mythology)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Pleiades star cluster