Cow's eye - Ushinome

Japanese: 牛の目 - うしのめ
Cow's eye - Ushinome

...In Japan, the name "Atoboshi" is known in parts of the Tohoku region. It is also called Bull's Eye, as it is located at the right eye of a bull. The V-shaped group of stars that includes this star is called the Hyades, but Aldebaran is not a member of the Hyades, and is about half as far away as the Hyades, just by chance, and is in the same direction. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "cow's eye" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…日本でも東北地方の一部で〈あとぼし〉の名が知られている。また,牡牛の右目の位置にあたり,Bull’s Eye(牛の目)の名もある。この星を含んでV字形に散りばめられた星の群れはヒアデス星団と呼ばれるが,たまたま同じ方向にあるだけで,アルデバランはヒアデス星団のメンバーではなく,距離はヒアデスの半分くらい近い。…

※「牛の目」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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