Translation guide
The Beehive Cluster is an open star cluster in the constellation Cancer, known in Japanese as プレセペ星団 or M44. This guide covers how to refer to it in Japanese.
Referring to the Beehive Cluster in astronomical or general contexts.
The most common Japanese name for the Beehive Cluster, using the Latin 'Praesepe' (meaning 'manger') and 星団 (star cluster).
プレセペ星団はかに座にある散開星団です。
The Beehive Cluster is an open cluster in the constellation Cancer.
The Messier catalog number, commonly used in astronomy.
M44は肉眼でも見えることがあります。
M44 can sometimes be seen with the naked eye.
A direct translation of 'Beehive Cluster', less common but understood in astronomical contexts.
ビーハイブ星団という名前は、蜂の巣のように見えることに由来します。
The name Beehive Cluster comes from its resemblance to a beehive.
Short for Praesepe, sometimes used in astronomical texts.
古代ローマでは、プレセペは「飼い葉桶」と呼ばれていました。
In ancient Rome, Praesepe was called 'the manger'.