Alcyone

Taurus · Tau · η Tau · HR 1165 · HIP 17702

These names were individually applied in Renaissance times from a family of characters in Greek mythology: Atlas, Pleione and their seven daughters, the Pleiades.

Astronomy

Official IAU information

Designation

HR 1165

HIP

17702

Bayer ID

η Tau

IAU adoption

2016/06/30

Name origin

These names were individually applied in Renaissance times from a family of characters in Greek mythology: Atlas, Pleione and their seven daughters, the Pleiades.