Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  Maia nebula  ·  Merope nebula  ·  NGC 1432  ·  NGC 1435  ·  The star Atlas (27Tau)  ·  The star Celaeno (16Tau)  ·  The star Electra (17Tau)  ·  The star Merope (23Tau)  ·  The star Pleione (28Tau)  ·  The star Sterope I (21Tau)  ·  The star Taygeta (19Tau)  ·  The star ηTau
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M45, Attila Banto
M45
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Messier 45

Constellation: Taurus

Distance: 444 ly (on average)

Description: The Pleiades, or Seven Sisters, is one of the closest open clusters to Earth. It is dominated by hot blue and extremely luminous stars that have formed within the last 100 million years. The faint reflection nebulosity around the brightest stars is a cloud of dust in the interstellar medium, through which the stars are currently passing.

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M45, Attila Banto