Messier 45 (Pleiades) - Open Cluster in Taurus
Messier 45 is a Open Cluster in the Taurus constellation. Messier 45 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year.
The image below is a photograph of Messier 45 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 5x5 degrees (300x300 arcmins).
Key facts about Messier 45
Messier 45 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: 26.9°
Azimuth: 84.4°
Direction: East
See also Messier 45 rise and set times.
Given its visual magnitude of 1.2, Messier 45 is visible to the naked eye, easy under dark skies, might be difficult from heavily light polluted areas.
Photometric information of Messier 45
The following table lists the magnitude of Messier 45 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).
For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.
Apparent size of Messier 45
The following table reports Messier 45 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of Messier 45 is a visual representation of it.Celestial coordinates and finder chart of Messier 45
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of Messier 45 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of Messier 45 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.
Rise and set times of Messier 45 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's Messier 45 (Pleiades) - Open Cluster in Taurus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):