M44 (NGC2632)

Open cluster  (the Behive, or Praesepe)

Constellation Cancer: -

 

The Messier
Catalog

Right ascension .
Declination +19° 59’ 00”
Distance 160 pc
Visual mag. 3.1

More
nebulae

Size

95.0’

Shapley ‘d’
Trumpler

II 2 m

The Messier's description

 Amas d'étoiles connues sous le nom de nébuleuses du Cancer, la position rapportée est celle de l'étoile C.  

 A cluster of stars known by the name of the nebula in Cancer. The position given is that of the star C.  

 Ammasso di stelle noto come nebulosa del Cancro, la posizione riportata é quella della stella C. 

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