Hyades

Summary

Hyades is an open cluster^[1]. Hyades ranks in the top 2% of open_cluster entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (411 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hyades's image is recorded as Hyades.jpg^[3].
• Hyades's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[4].
• Hyades's constellation is recorded as Taurus^[5].
• Hyades is named after Hyades^[6].
• Hyades's Commons category is recorded as Hyades^[7].
• Hyades's catalog code is recorded as OCl 456.0^[8].
• Hyades's catalog code is recorded as C 0424+157^[9].
• Hyades's catalog code is recorded as Cl Melotte 25^[10].
• Hyades's catalog code is recorded as Hyades Cluster^[11].
• Hyades's catalog code is recorded as Hyades^[12].
• Hyades's catalog code is recorded as Cl Collinder 50^[13].
• Hyades's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0l5cn^[14].
• Hyades's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hyades (star cluster)^[15].
• Hyades's Commons gallery is recorded as Hyades^[16].
• Hyades's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+0.5'}^[17].
• Hyades's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0032609^[18].
• Hyades's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[19].
• Hyades's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• Hyades's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• Hyades's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[22].
• Hyades's described by source is recorded as Star Lore of All Ages^[23].
• Hyades's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[24].
• Hyades's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Hyades-astronomy^[25].
• Hyades's different from is recorded as star cluster^[26].
• Hyades's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'Q21500224', 'amount': '+21.052'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Hyades's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[4].

History and Context

Catalog codes include OCl 456.0^[8], C 0424+157^[9], Cl Melotte 25^[10], Hyades Cluster^[11], Hyades^[12], and Cl Collinder 50^[13]. Hyades is named after Hyades^[6].

Why It Matters

Hyades ranks in the top 2% of open_cluster entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (411 views/month).^[2] Hyades has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Hyades is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]