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プレセペ星団 (puresepeseidan) Japanese meaning: Praesepe | Kotomora

プレセペ星せい団だん

Meanings

1

Praesepe; Beehive Cluster

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

Kanji

星star, spot, dot
団group, association

Related 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.

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.