asterope

Asterope

As*ter"o*pe\, n. [Gr. ?, lit., lightning.]

1. (Myth.) One of the Pleiades; -- called also Sterope.

2. (Astron.) A double star in the Pleiades (21 k and 22 l Pleiadum, of the 5.8 and 6.4 magnitude respectively), appearing as a single star of the 5.3 magnitude to the naked eye.
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asterope

noun
1. (Greek mythology) one of the 7 Pleiades [syn: Sterope
2. one of the stars in the star cluster Pleiades [syn: Sterope
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Asterope is always a great word to know.
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