Messier : Pleiades (Messier M45)

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-04-25
Astronomical night: 22:02 - 04:57 (GMT -5)
Pleiades (Messier M45) Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk0°302° (Northwest)
Set21:280°302° (Northwest)
Maximum elevation

21:25

0°

302° (Northwest)

Elevation

Pleiades (Messier M45) Celestial motion
Information about Pleiades (Messier M45)

General information

M45 is the cluster with nebulosity at magnitude 1 that is placed in Taurus constellation and has apparent size of 1.7 angular degrees.
Having high brightness and large apparent size, star cluster is available for observations through a pair of binoculars or small telescope.

Information for observations

2024-04-25 star cluster M45 is not reachable.
 

Pleiades (Messier M45) on the sky map

Pleiades (Messier M45) on the sky map
Object type

Cluster with Nebulosity

Alternative names

Pleiades, Seven Sisters

Constellation

Taurus

Magnitude

1

Apparent size1.7°
Right ascension3h 47m 0s
Declination24° 7′ 0″

Catalogues

Messier

M45

New General Catalogue (NGC)

International Catalogue (IC)