Moving cluster

Japanese: 運動星団 - うんどうせいだん(英語表記)moving cluster
Moving cluster

A group of dozens to hundreds of stars that share a common dynamic motion. Several are known, including the Hyades in Taurus (149 light years from Earth). The motion of stars in a single moving cluster is observed to converge to a single point on the celestial sphere or diverge from it. A moving cluster is a type of open cluster, and has this motion characteristic because it happens to be passing close to the Sun. It is the same principle as parallel rails that get thinner as they go further, and finally appear to converge to a single point. The distance to a moving cluster calculated using this motion characteristic is highly accurate, and it is one of the important standards for measuring distance in the universe.

[Masanori Yoshizawa and Asahi Fujii]

"Masahiro Uno et al., 'A book that makes science chronology interesting' (1999, Maruzen)"

[References] | Open Cluster | Star Cluster | Hyades
Hyades
An open cluster in the constellation Taurus. It is also called the "Cyprinus." Stars are scattered around Aldebaran (top left of photo). Aldebaran does not belong to any star cluster. ©NASA,ESA,and STScI. ">

Hyades


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

力学的に共通な運動をもっている数十から数百個の星の集まり。おうし座のヒヤデス(地球からの距離149光年)を代表として、いくつか知られている。一つの運動星団に属する星々の動きは、天球上のある1点に収束するか、またはそこから発散しているように観測される。運動星団は散開星団の一種であり、それが偶然に太陽の近くを通過中であるためにこのような運動特性をもつ。平行なレールが先に行くにしたがって細くなり、ついには1点に収束して見えるのと同じ理屈である。この運動特性を利用して計算した運動星団までの距離は精度が高く、宇宙における距離尺度の重要な原器の一つとなっている。

[吉澤正則・藤井 旭]

『宇野正宏他著『理科年表をおもしろくする本』(1999・丸善)』

[参照項目] | 散開星団 | 星団 | ヒヤデス
ヒヤデス
おうし座にある散開星団。「つりがね星」ともいう。アルデバラン(写真左上)の周辺に星々が散在する。アルデバランは星団には属さない©NASA,ESA,and STScI.">

ヒヤデス


出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例

<<:  Motor neuron - motor neuron

>>:  Motor nerves - Sports nerves

Recommend

Izu, I.

…After Symbolism, modern poetry attempted to reco...

Fashion industry - Fashion industry

In response to the increasing sophistication and d...

Impukyokoi

…According to Li Quan, Yinfu means a dark union, ...

Social dumping

This refers to dumping that is based on low wages ...

Epidendrum marie (English spelling)

…[Koichi Ejiri]. … *Some of the terminology that ...

Rei-sen (gratuity money)

〘noun〙① Money used to give a gift. Gifts. ※Daijo-i...

Tetraclita squamosa squamosa (English spelling) Tetraclitasquamosasquamosa

…[Shigeo Gamou]. … *Some of the terminology that ...

Antica typeface - Antica typeface

…There are many variations of the rapid-stroke, b...

Insulating oil

Oil used for insulation and cooling of oil-filled...

Auguste Choisy

1841‐1909 French civil engineer and architectural ...

Kimura Kenkado

A naturalist and man of letters in the mid-Edo pe...

Water Music - Suijou no Ongaku (English)

A large-scale orchestral suite consisting of 22 p...

Yokosuka Line

The name of the track of East Japan Railway Compa...

Red pox - red pox

〘Name〙 = Akamogasa (red smallpox) *Nihon Kiryo - J...

FD - F.D.

Floppy disk. ◇From the initials of "floppy di...