Alcyone (Eta Tauri)
The brightest star in the Pleiades and the only one to have a Bayer designation; it is also the third brightest star in the constellation Taurus.
[7933] eta Tauri or Alcyone is the brightest of the Pleiades and the third brightest star in Taurus. It is a multiple star system with a blue-white giant for a primary component. Alcyone has an apparent magnitude of 2.
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.
Alcyone Eta Tauri
Aldebaran Alpha Tauri
Alderamin Alpha Cephei
Aldhafera Zeta Leonis
Aldhanab Gamma Gruis
Aldhibah Zeta Draconis
Aldib Delta Draconis
Al Fawaris Delta Cygni
Alfecca Meridiana Alpha Coronae Australis
Alfirk Beta Cephei ...
Taurus Ceti (there is no "Ceti" star in this modern constellation)
Home of the Alcyones (Eta Tauri)
Pleiades Cluster
Telescopium (Telescopii) Triangulum (Trianguli) ...
 See also: Star, Taurus, Second, Alcyone, Pleiades
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