Pisces–Eridanus stellar stream

Pisces–Eridanus stellar stream is a close stellar stream, between 80 and 226 parsecs away, and stretching 120° across the sky, an open cluster that was stretched apart by past gravitational interactions. By analysis of the highest mass member stars, it is estimated to be only 120 million years old, a similar age to the Pleiades.

According to a 2020 study, this stellar stream contains about 1400 stars moving together and has a mass of 770 M☉.

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