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Proper Name	Alcyone
Bayer Designation	Eta Tauri
Flamsteed Number	25 Tauri
HR (BSC)	1165
HD	23630
Constellation	Taurus
Right Ascension	3h 47m 29s
Declination	+24° 6' 18"
Distance	403 light years 124 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +2.8 Absolute: -2.4
Spectral Class	B7III Blue Giant
Optimum Visibility	November / December
Notes	The brightest star in the Pleiades cluster; an eclipsing binary composed of two blue giants, around which three further dwarf stars orbit

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