Hyades

Summary

Hyades is an open cluster^[1]. Hyades ranks in the top 2% of open_cluster entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,123 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hyades's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[3].
• Hyades's constellation is recorded as Taurus^[4].
• Hyades is named after Hyades^[5].
• Hyades's Commons category is recorded as Hyades^[6].
• Hyades's catalog code is recorded as OCl 456.0^[7].
• Hyades's catalog code is recorded as C 0424+157^[8].
• Hyades's catalog code is recorded as Cl Melotte 25^[9].
• Hyades's catalog code is recorded as Hyades Cluster^[10].
• Hyades's catalog code is recorded as Hyades^[11].
• Hyades's catalog code is recorded as Cl Collinder 50^[12].
• Hyades's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hyades (star cluster)^[13].
• Hyades's Commons gallery is recorded as Hyades^[14].
• Hyades's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+0.5'}^[15].
• Hyades's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[16].
• Hyades's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• Hyades's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• Hyades's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[19].
• Hyades's described by source is recorded as Star Lore of All Ages^[20].
• Hyades's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[21].
• Hyades's different from is recorded as star cluster^[22].
• Hyades's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'Q21500224', 'amount': '+21.052'}^[23].
• Hyades's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+39.4'}^[24].
• Hyades's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+39.96'}^[25].
• Hyades's metallicity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.13'}^[26].
• Hyades's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q531', 'amount': '+153'}^[27].

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Designation and Status

Hyades's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[3].

History and Context

Catalog codes include OCl 456.0^[7], C 0424+157^[8], Cl Melotte 25^[9], Hyades Cluster^[10], Hyades^[11], and Cl Collinder 50^[12]. Hyades is named after Hyades^[5].

Why It Matters

Hyades ranks in the top 2% of open_cluster entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,123 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]