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Alcyone Information

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Other Names:

  • Eta Tauri
  • HR 1165
  • HD 23630

Data:

  • RA 03 47 29.1
  • Dec +24 06 18
  • V 2.87
  • B-V -0.09
  • Spectral Type B7IIIe

Constellation:

Taurus

Alcyone Information:

Alcyone is the brightest star in the Pleiades Cluster. It is approximately 440 light years from Earth. It is named after the mythological figure Alcyone, the daughter of Aeolus.

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