Pleiades
Star cluster
The catalogue that supplied this record classes it more precisely as an open cluster.
An open cluster of stars that formed together, close enough to see as a group with the naked eye.
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- Position
- 56.86917, 24.10528Source: SIMBAD Astronomical Database
- Brightness
- about 1.2Source: OpenNGC
- Apparent size
- about 150 x 150 arcminutesSource: HEASARC mwsc table
- Constellation
- TaurusSource: OpenNGC
Catalogue designations
Mel022, M45, MWSC 0305
Source: OpenNGC