積せき屍し気き

noun

Praesepe; Beehive Cluster

Rare astronomical term for the open star cluster M44 in Cancer, also known as the Beehive Cluster. The name derives from a Chinese asterism meaning 'accumulated corpses'.

See also: プレセペ星団

• 積せき屍し気きは、かに座ざにある散さん開かい星せい団だんプレセペ星せい団だんの古ふるい呼よび名なである。

  Sekishiki is an old name for the open cluster Praesepe in the constellation Cancer.