The Pleiades are an open star cluster in the constellation of Taurus, named after Greek mythology for the seven nymphs Πλειάδες, who were daughters of Atlas and Pleione. The star cluster is also known as the Seven Stars at a distance of 444.2 light-years from Earth.
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