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How far away is the Hyades star cluster?

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Centre of star cluster 47 Tucanae (NGC 104), showing the colours of various stars.Most of the brightest stars are older yellow stars, but a few young blue stars are also visible. This picture is a composite of three images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. — Star cluster Centre of star cluster 47 Tucanae (NGC 104), showing the colours of various stars.
Most of the brightest stars are older yellow stars, but a few young blue stars are also visible. This picture is a composite of three images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.

The Hyades star cluster is located approximately 150 light-years away from Earth.123

While the bright star Aldebaran appears to be part of the cluster when viewed from Earth, it is actually much closer to us than the Hyades themselves. The Hyades is classified as a moving cluster, meaning its members share a common motion through space, which has historically allowed astronomers to use the group to help calibrate the distance scale of the Milky Way Galaxy.123