M45, Pleiades
M45, a portion of the Pleiades open star cluster in the constellation Taurus, at a distance of some 410 light-years. The glow around the stars is interstellar dust which shines by reflected starlight. The entire group is contained within a span of 20 light-years, and is believed to be 20 million years old. KPNO 4-meter Mayall telescope, 1975.
Credit:NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
About the Image
| Id: | noao-02461 |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | June 30, 2020, 9:34 p.m. |
| Size: | 2500 x 2000 px |
About the Object
| Name: | M45 |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 3 45 46.88 |
| Position (Dec): | 24° 5' 8.66" |
| Field of view: | 55.80 x 44.88 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.4° left of vertical |
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