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Pleiades

Open Cluster

Bright open star cluster in Taurus, often photographed as a blue reflection nebula complex around the main stars.

Facts

Catalog numbers
Messier: M45
Ngc: NGC 1432
Constellation
Taurus
Coordinates
RA: 03h 47m 00s
Dec: +24deg 07m 00s RA: 56.7500deg · Dec: 24.1167deg
Magnitude
1.6
Angular size
110 x 110
arcmin

Images

Pleiades (M45) widefield with surrounding dust.
Pleiades Nov 22, 2025
Pleiades Nov 22, 2025