Pleiades

open cluster in the constellation of Taurus
Place open_cluster Q13423
Pleiades
NASA, ESA, AURA/Caltech, Palomar Observatory The science team consists of: D. Soderblom and E. Nelan (STScI), F. Benedict and B. Arthur (U. Texas), and B. Jones (Lick Obs.) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Pleiades

Summary

Pleiades is an open cluster[1]. Pleiades has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Pleiades's instance of is recorded as open cluster[3].
  • Pleiades's constellation is recorded as Taurus[4].
  • Pleiades is named after Pleiades[5].
  • pearl necklace is named after Pleiades[6].
  • Pleiades's spectral class is recorded as I,3,m[7].
  • Pleiades is part of Orion Arm[8].
  • Pleiades's Commons category is recorded as Pleiades (star cluster)[9].
  • Pleiades's said to be the same as is recorded as Vergiliae[10].
  • Pleiades comprises Alcyone[11].
  • Pleiades comprises Atlas[12].
  • Pleiades comprises Electra[13].
  • Pleiades comprises Merope[14].
  • Pleiades comprises Taygeta[15].
  • Pleiades comprises Pleione[16].
  • Pleiades comprises Maia[17].
  • Pleiades comprises Celaeno[18].
  • Pleiades comprises Asterope[19].
  • Pleiades's catalog code is recorded as M 45[20].
  • Pleiades's catalog code is recorded as OCl 421.0[21].
  • Pleiades's catalog code is recorded as Collinder 42[22].
  • Pleiades's catalog code is recorded as Melotte 22[23].
  • Pleiades's catalog code is recorded as C 0344+239[24].
  • Pleiades's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 0305[25].
  • Pleiades's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pleiades[26].
  • Pleiades's Commons gallery is recorded as Messier 45[27].

Body

Geography

Pleiades is part of Orion Arm[8].

Designation and Status

Pleiades's instance of is recorded as open cluster[3].

History and Context

Catalog codes include M 45[20], OCl 421.0[21], Collinder 42[22], Melotte 22[23], C 0344+239[24], and [KPS2012] MWSC 0305[25]. Things named after include Pleiades[5], a sibling group[28] and pearl necklace[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Pleiades include Pledis Entertainment[29], a record label[30], in South Korea[31], founded in 2007[32], headquartered in Seoul[33]; Matariki[34], a festival[35], in New Zealand[36]; Order of the Pleiades[37], an order[38], in Iran[39], founded in 1957[40]; Subaru Telescope[41], an optical telescope[42], in United States[43], founded in 1997[44]; and Alexandrian Pleiad[45], a group of humans[46].

Why It Matters

Pleiades has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Pleiades is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

Entities named for Pleiades include Pledis Entertainment[29], a record label[30], in South Korea[31], founded in 2007[32], headquartered in Seoul[33]; Matariki[34], a festival[35], in New Zealand[36]; Order of the Pleiades[37], an order[38], in Iran[39], founded in 1957[40]; Subaru Telescope[41], an optical telescope[42], in United States[43], founded in 1997[44]; and Alexandrian Pleiad[45], a group of humans[46].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . space.fandom.com. space.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . On Structural Properties of Open Galactic Clusters and their Spatial Distribution. Catalog of Open Galactic Clusters. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . A Catalogue of Star Clusters shown on Franklin-Adams Chart Plates. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [41] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [45] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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