When.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
  2. WD 0343+247 - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WD_0343+247

    WD 0343+247 is a white dwarf in the ecliptic constellation of Taurus. It was discovered in 1997 when examination of photographs taken for a survey of brown dwarfs in the Pleiades revealed a faint star with high proper motion .

  3. Crossword abbreviations - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossword_abbreviations

    Roman numerals: for example the word "six" in the clue might be used to indicate the letters VI; The name of a chemical element may be used to signify its symbol; e.g., W for tungsten; The days of the week; e.g., TH for Thursday; Country codes; e.g., "Switzerland" can indicate the letters CH; ICAO spelling alphabet: where Mike signifies M and ...

  4. List of stars in Taurus - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stars_in_Taurus

    This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Taurus, sorted by decreasing brightness. Name B F G. Var HD HIP RA Dec vis. mag. abs. ... e: 30: 23793: 17771 ...

  5. Aldebaran - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldebaran

    Aldebaran (Arabic: الدَّبَران, lit. 'The Follower') (Proto-Semitic *dVbr-“bee”) is a star located in the zodiac constellation of Taurus.It has the Bayer designation α Tauri, which is Latinized to Alpha Tauri and abbreviated Alpha Tau or α Tau.

  6. Crosswordese - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crosswordese

    Crosswordese is the group of words frequently found in US crossword puzzles but seldom found in everyday conversation. The words are usually short, three to five letters, with letter combinations which crossword constructors find useful in the creation of crossword puzzles, such as words that start or end with vowels (or both), abbreviations consisting entirely of consonants, unusual ...

  7. Taurus - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurus

    Taurus space launch vehicle, later named Minotaur-C; Taurus KEPD 350, a cruise missile; HMS Taurus, two ships of the Royal Navy; USNS Taurus, a vehicle landing ship; USS Taurus (AF-25), a WWII cargo ship; USS Taurus, hydrofoil; Bristol Taurus, a 1936 aircraft piston engine; Canadian Taurus Armoured Recovery Vehicle, based on the Leopard 1 tank

  8. Alcyone (star) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcyone_(star)

    Alcyone / æ l ˈ s aɪ ə n iː /, [11] designated η Tauri (Eta Tauri, abbreviated Eta Tau, η Tau), is a star in the constellation of Taurus. Approximately 440 light-years from the Sun , it is the brightest star in the Pleiades open cluster , which is a young cluster, around 100 million years old.

  9. Crossword - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossword

    [86] [87] Since the grid will typically have 180-degree rotational symmetry, the answers will need to be also: thus a typical 15×15 square American puzzle might have two 15-letter entries and two 13-letter entries that could be arranged appropriately in the grid (e.g., one 15-letter entry in the third row, and the other symmetrically in the ...