pleiades, seven sisters, asterism, open star cluster, b-type star, constellation taurus, nearest star cluster, space, universe - Image Details
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pleiades, seven sisters, asterism, open star cluster, b-type star, constellation taurus, nearest star cluster, space, universe

The Pleiades also known as the Seven Sisters, Messier 45, and other names by different cultures, is an asterism and an open star cluster containing middle-aged, hot B-type stars in the north-west of the constellation Taurus. At a distance of about 444 light years, it is among the nearest star clusters to Earth.

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