Star Merope

Merope, the fifth brightest star in the Pleiades open star cluster, and its surrounding nebulosity. KPNO 4-meter Mayall telescope, 1975.

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NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

About the Image

Id:noao-02462
Type:Observation
Release date:June 30, 2020, 9:34 p.m.
Size:2500 x 2000 px

About the Object

Name:Merope
Constellation:Taurus
Category:Nebulae

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Coordinates

ObjectValue
Position (RA):3 46 10.03
Position (Dec):24° 5' 28.33"
Field of view:24.45 x 19.44 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 90.3° left of vertical