The Pleiades (M45)

Image of the Pleiades
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 110 arcminutes across.
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From San Diego , the Pleiades will become visible at around 19:43 (PDT), 42° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 23:18.

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Name The Pleiades (M45)
Object type Open cluster
Other names
The Pleiades
The Seven Sisters
Subaru
M45[1]
Cr 42[3]
Mel 22[4]
Position
Right ascension:03h47m [1]
Declination:+24°06' [1]
Constellation:Taurus
Magnitude:1.31 (V) [4]
Distance:133.0 parsec
433.6 lightyrs [2]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-4.31
Visibility from San Diego

All times shown in San Diego local time.

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32.72°N
117.16°W
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