| n. | 1. | (Myth.) One of the Pleiades; - called also |
| 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. |
| Noun | 1. | Asterope - (Greek mythology) one of the 7 Pleiades Synonyms: Sterope |
| 2. | Asterope - one of the stars in the star cluster Pleiades Synonyms: Sterope |
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