The Pleiades (M45)
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 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:31, when it reaches an altitude of 12° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:31, 81° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:07, 54° above your western horizon.
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Name
The Pleiades (M45)
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: | 1.31 (V) [4] |
| Right ascension: | 03h47m [1] |
| Declination: | +24°06' [1] |
| Distance: | 133.0 parsec 433.6 lightyrs [2] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -4.31 |
Sources
Visibility from San Diego
All times shown in San Diego local time.
Events
| 18 Nov 2022 | – M45 is well placed |
| 18 Nov 2023 | – M45 is well placed |
| 17 Nov 2024 | – M45 is well placed |
| 17 Nov 2025 | – M45 is well placed |
| 18 Nov 2026 | – M45 is well placed |
| 18 Nov 2027 | – M45 is well placed |
| 17 Nov 2028 | – M45 is well placed |
| 17 Nov 2029 | – M45 is well placed |