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M45
M45 — Pleiades
Reflection Nebula
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Target information
- Object type
- Reflection Nebula
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Right ascension
- 3h 47m 00s
- Declination
- +24° 07′ 00″
- Magnitude
- 1.6
- Angular size
- 110′
- Surface brightness
- 12 mag/arcmin²
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Best months
- November, December, January
- Catalog IDs
- M45;Melotte 22
About this target
Bright open cluster embedded in reflection nebulosity.
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