The Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters and catalogued as Messier 45, is an open star cluster of young, hot B-type stars in the constellation Taurus. At a distance of about 444 light-years it is among the nearest star clusters to Earth and the closest Messier object to us, making it the star cluster most easily seen with the naked eye anywhere in the night sky. It contains over 1,000 stars in total, with its brightest six or seven members visible without any optical aid.
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1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia Foundation- Constellation: Taurus
- Catalogue: Messier Catalogue
2. Pleiades (Wikipedia)
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being the star cluster most obvious to the naked eye in the night sky
Pleiades, Wikipedia - lead section, catalogue classification
The Pleiades ( PLEE-ə-deez, PLAY-, PLY-), also known as Seven Sisters and Messier 45 (M45), is an asterism of an open star cluster containing young B-type stars in the northwest of the constellation Taurus.
Pleiades, Wikipedia - lead section, constellation
The Pleiades ( PLEE-ə-deez, PLAY-, PLY-), also known as Seven Sisters and Messier 45 (M45), is an asterism of an open star cluster containing young B-type stars in the northwest of the constellation Taurus.
In Group: Asterisms and Star Clouds, Lead sentence
The Pleiades ( PLEE-ə-deez, PLAY-, PLY-), also known as Seven Sisters and Messier 45 (M45), is an asterism of an open star cluster containing young B-type stars in the northwest of the constellation Taurus.
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