Pleiades
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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].