Merope / ˈ m ɛr ə p iː /, [12] designated 23 Tauri (abbreviated 23 Tau), is a star in the constellation of Taurus and a member of the Pleiades star cluster. It is approximately 440 light-years (135 pc ) away.

Jan 31, 2020 · Merope, 23 Tauri (23 Tau) is a blue-white subgiant star located in the constellation Taurus. It is one of the brightest stars in the Pleiades cluster, one of the nearest and most prominent open star clusters in the sky.

Jun 12, 2020 · Merope is among the nine brightest stars in the gigantic Pleiades star cluster. Merope is at 380 light-years away from the Sun, it is much closer to us than most other Pleiades stars. Merope is a bluish-white B-type subgiant of spectral type B6IV (e).

In Greek mythology, Merope / ˈ m ɛr ə p iː / [1] (Ancient Greek: Μερόπη) is one of the seven Pleiades, daughters of Atlas and Pleione. Pleione, their mother, is the daughter of Oceanus and Tethys and is the protector of sailors. [2] Their transformation into the star cluster known as the Pleiades is the subject of various myths.

Oct 21, 2019 · Merope: A Star Nymph. The Titan named Atlas became attracted to an ocean nymph named Pleione. He fathered her seven nymph daughters. All of these nymphs eventually became associated with stars in the bright Pleiades star system. The ancient Greeks could look at the night sky and see many stars shining brightly overhead.

Merope is a blue subgiant star in the constellation of Taurus. It can be seen in the night sky. Merope distance from Earth is 380.14 light years away.

Nov 2, 2016 · Also known as the Seven Sisters, this mini-dipper of fuzzy jewels, all moving together through space, is 444 light-years from Earth. The cluster is dominated by hot, intermediate-aged blue stars that light up the surrounding dust as a reflection nebula.

The Merope Nebula (also known as Tempel's Nebula and NGC 1435) is a diffuse reflection nebula in the Pleiades star cluster, surrounding the 4th magnitude star Merope. It was discovered on October 19, 1859 by the German astronomer Wilhelm Tempel .

Merope, a Greek nymph from Pleiades, holds a significant role in Greek mythology as part of the Pleiades star cluster. As the daughter of Titan Atlas and nymph Pleione, she became a star along with her sisters. However, her star is the faintest due to her marriage to the human king Sisyphus.

Merope, officially designated as 25 Tauri, is a B-type main-sequence star, just like its sisters. But a veil of dust surrounds Merope, obscuring its light and making it the faintest star in the cluster.