Alcyone is a blue-white B-type giant, similar to the other bright B-type stars in the Pleiades cluster. With an apparent magnitude of +2.87 and absolute magnitude of −2.39, it is the brightest and most …

Alcyone is a B-type star in the constellation of Taurus the Bull. It is a multiple star system with a combined apparent magnitude of 2.87. This blue-white star lies at the center of the Pleiades star …

Dec 13, 2025 · Alcyone, also known as Eta Tauri (Bayer) is a giant star located in the constellation of Taurus, The Bull. Alcyone colour is blue, which means that the star is one of the hottest stars in the …

Alcyone was overtaken by grief and killed herself by falling in the sea. The gods, feeling sorry for the couple's fate, transformed them into halcyon birds; the legend has it that the halcyon birds build …

Jun 12, 2020 · Alcyone, also designated as Eta Tauri, is a multiple star system located in the zodiacal constellation of Taurus, the celestial bull. It is the brightest star in the Pleiades open cluster, …

Nov 30, 2019 · Alcyone, Eta Tauri (η Tau) is a multiple star system located at a distance of 440 ly from Earth in the constellation Taurus. It is the brightest star in the Pleiades cluster.

Nov 9, 2025 · Alcyone was one of the seven Pleiades, daughter of Atlas and Pleione, known for her gentleness and loyalty. She married Ceyx, king of Trachis; after his death at sea, the gods …

May 18, 2007 · The six brightest stars make a small dipper, Alcyone located where the two-star handle (made of Atlas and Pleione) joins the bowl, three of the sisters (Merope, Electra, and Maia) making …

Oct 21, 2019 · Alcyone is unique in Greek mythology for having two distinct origins, either as a daughter of Atlas and Pleione or alternatively, Aeolus and Enarete. As one of the Pleiades, Alcyone is …

In Greek mythology Alcyone was a Pleiad-nymph of Mount Cithaeron in Boeotia (central Greece) loved by the god Poseidon. Alcyone's name means either strong-helper from the Greek words alkê and …