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Pleiades

How far away is the Pleiades 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 Pleiades, also known as M45, is an open cluster of young stars located approximately 440 light-years away from our solar system.1