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Originally Posted by milli360
3. What automobile make is named after an asterism? A: Subaru. It refers to the Pleides, in Japanese. I hadn't heard about a Mr. Subaru, but the asterism (not a constellation) is represented in their emblem.
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Let the cavilling begin!
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This is the only one that I don't really like. Since when is a cluster an asterism? Calling the Pleiades an asterism seems to me to be like calling Mizar and Alcor and asterism. They're two visually distinct shapes of stars, but they don't present a constellation-like shape. (I know M&A aren't a cluster, but they're visually separate in the sky.)