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Alcyone

Star system
Alcyone, designated η Tauri, is a star in the constellation of Taurus. Approximately 440 light-years from the Sun, it is the brightest star in the Pleiades open cluster, which is a young cluster, around 100 million years old. Wikipedia
Absolute magnitude: -2.62
Distance to Earth: 443.6 light years
Radius: 3.5448 million mi
Coordinates: RA 3h 47m 29s | Dec +24° 6′ 19″
Apparent magnitude (V): 2.87
Age: 70 Myr
Star color: blue-white