Messier 44
(Wide field DSO)
Object
Cross Reference
Common Name
Object Type
Constellation
English Name
M44
NGC 2632
The Beehive Cluster
OC (Open Cluster)
Cancer (Ecliptic)
The Crab
RE
DEC
Size
Magnitude
Morphology
Distance
Extends
Age
08h 40m 24s
+19° 40′ 12″
70.0”
+3.1v
Trumpler II 2m
580 ly
17 ly
660 billion years
Location
Mount
Telescope
Type
Camera / CCD
Filter
Milton Keynes, UK
Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6GT
Atlair Astro Lightwave
66ED-R refractor
Canon EOS 700D
Luminance (Lum)
.
Notes – Messier 44
– M44, NGC 2632, also Praesepe, the Manager
– 50 stars, very large and very bright
– weak concentration of stars
– moderate range of brightness
– usually like a patch of nebulosity to the naked eye
– though on avery clear and dark night, stars may be glimpsed sparkling about the spot
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Notable features
– n/a
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