Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  Barnard's Merope Nebula  ·  IC 341  ·  IC 349  ·  IC 353  ·  Maia Nebula  ·  Merope Nebula  ·  NGC 1432  ·  NGC 1435  ·  The star 18Tau  ·  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
Pleiades (M45), Ahmed Saleh Ibrahim
Pleiades (M45)
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Pleiades "The Seven Sisters" (M45)

An open star cluster approximately 444 light-years from Earth, located in the constellation of Taurus. Pleiades contains over 1,000 statistically confirmed members, although this figure excludes unresolved binary stars. The nine brightest stars of the Pleiades are named for the Seven Sisters of Greek mythology: Sterope, Merope, Electra, Maia, Taygeta, Celaeno, and Alcyone, along with their parents Atlas and Pleione.[wikipedia]

Location: Wadi Al Hitan protected area in Egypt.

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Pleiades (M45), Ahmed Saleh Ibrahim