Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  Barnard's Merope Nebula  ·  IC 349  ·  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
The Pleiades, M45, Nicholas Gialiris
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The Pleiades, M45

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The Pleiades, M45

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The "Seven Sisters" (M45) open star cluster located in the constellation of Taurus is among the nearest star clusters to Earth.

In Greek mythology, the Pleiades were seven sisters, daughters of the Titan Atlas and the nymph Pleione. The cluster is dominated by hot blue and luminous stars formed within the last 100 million years.

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The Pleiades, M45, Nicholas Gialiris