The Pleiades (Open Cluster)
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 60 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , Pleiades is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:27 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 56° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:41, 71° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:04, when it sinks below 12° above your western horizon.
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Name
Pleiades
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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Position
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: | 1.31 (V) [3] |
| Right ascension: | 03h47m [1] |
| Declination: | +24°06' [1] |
| Distance: | 133.0 parsec 433.6 lightyrs [2] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -4.31 |
Events
| 17 Nov 2020 | – M45 is well placed |
| 17 Nov 2021 | – M45 is well placed |
| 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 |