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プレセペ星団 (プレセペせいだん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

プレセペ星せい団だん

Meanings

1

noun

Praesepe; Beehive Cluster

astronomy

An open star cluster in the constellation Cancer, also known as M44. Used in astronomical contexts.

プレセペ星せい団だんはかに座ざにある散さん開かい星せい団だんです。
The Beehive Cluster is an open cluster in the constellation Cancer.
双そう眼がん鏡きょうでプレセペ星せい団だんを観かん察さつした。
I observed the Beehive Cluster with binoculars.

Kanji

星star, spot, dot
団group, association

Similar words

すばる
すばる (Pleiades) is another famous open cluster, but it is much brighter and more familiar in daily life, while プレセペ星団 is a technical astronomical term.

Etymology

From Latin 'Praesepe' (manger) + 星団 (star cluster). The name comes from its appearance as a swarm of bees.