Alcyone / æ l ˈ s aɪ ə n iː /, [12] is a blue-white giant star and the brightest star in the Pleiades open cluster. At apparent magnitude 2.87, it is also the third-brightest star in the Taurus constellation.

Jun 12, 2020 · Alcyone, also designated as Eta Tauri, is a multiple star system located in the zodiacal constellation of Taurus, the celestial bull. It is the brightest star in the Pleiades open cluster, surrounded by many fainter stars.

Alcyone is a B-type star in the constellation of Taurus the Bull. It is a multiple star system with a combined apparent magnitude of 2.87. This blue-white star lies at the center of the Pleiades star cluster. Also known as Eta Tauri, it is the third brightest star in the constellation.

Fixed Star Alcyone, Eta Tauri, is a multiple star system in the shoulder of the Bull, Taurus Constellation. Magnitude 2.87, spectral type B7IIIe, color blue-white. Alcyone is the brightest member of the Pleiades open cluster.

Apr 2, 2025 · Alcyone (Eta Tauri) is a blue giant star in the constellation of Taurus. It can be seen in the night sky. Alcyone distance from Earth is 403.17 light years away.

Nov 30, 2019 · With an apparent magnitude of 2.87, Alcyone is the third brightest star in Taurus, after Aldebaran and Elnath, and the brightest star in the Pleiades cluster (Messier 45), one of the nearest open clusters to Earth. The star lies at an approximate distance …

Mar 25, 2016 · Alcyone is a multi-star system consisting of four stars, together spanning 10 times the radius of the Sun. Alcyone is located in the shoulder blade of Taurus (the bull) constellation. It is the main and biggest star of the Pleiades or Seven Sisters and …

Eta (η) Taurus, or Fl. 25, Alcyone, “The Central One”, is the central or main star and also the largest star of the Pleiades or Seven Sisters, the seven stars that are situated on the shoulder blade of the Bull.

Alcyone, also designated as η Tauri (eta Tauri), is a multiple giant star of spectral class B7 in the constellation of Taurus. Alcyone visual magnitude is 2.87.

May 18, 2007 · ALCYONE (Eta Tauri). Rising over the eastern horizon, Taurus's Pleiades star cluster announces northern autumn, telling of the cold months to come, when the group will soar high through the winter sky.