also: プレヤデスせいだん
noun
Pleiades star cluster
Astronomical term for the Pleiades open star cluster in the constellation Taurus. Also known as 昴 (すばる) in Japanese.
See also: 昴
プレアデス星団は、冬の夜空で肉眼でも見える。
The Pleiades star cluster is visible to the naked eye in the winter night sky.
プレアデス星団は約400個の星から成る散開星団だ。
The Pleiades star cluster is an open cluster consisting of about 400 stars.