Pleiades

Pleiades , in astronomy, famous open star cluster in the constellation Taurus; cataloged as M45. The cluster consists of some 500 stars, has a diameter of 35 light-years, and is 400 light-years distant from the earth. Six stars are easily visible to the naked eye—Alcyone (the brightest), Electra, Celaeno, Sterope, Maia, and Taygete. Known as the Seven Sisters, this group was named by the Greeks for the seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione; the seventh Pleiad was, according to legend, lost or in hiding. Many faint stars associated with the other six are visible with the telescope; one of these stars may have been much brighter and visible to the naked eye in ancient times, thus accounting for the many early references to seven stars. The Pleiades cluster is 150 million years old, making it a young star cluster.

Pleiades Stars in the constellation Taurus, mentioned with Orion as part of God's creativity (Amos 5: 8) but which to Job seems to make a mockery of his alleged justice (Job 9: 9, 15). In Job 38: 31 God replies to his complaint and accuses Job of arrogance. Job has no power to alter the patterns of the constellations.

Pleiades Young, open cluster in the constellation Taurus, popularly called the Seven Sisters. Although only six or seven stars are visible to the naked eye, there are in fact more than 1000 embedded in a reflection nebula. The brightest member is Alcyone, which is more than 300 times as luminous as the Sun. The cluster lies slightly more than 400 light years away.