About Hyades (C41)

Hyades is a rewarding deep-sky target and appears as a soft glow. It is relatively bright.

Current visibility

Right now it is at about 2° altitude and reaches 74° around 04:14 PM.

It stays above 30° for roughly 8 hours.

Observing conditions matter, subtle features are easily lost in bright skies.

Observing tips

This makes it a good target for beginners.

Type

Open Cluster

Constellation

Taurus

Distance

151 ly

Size

Season

Winter

Difficulty

Very Easy

Magnitude

0.5