Messier 47

Messier 47 (also known as NGC 2422 ) is a 4.4 likes bright cluster with an angular extent of 30 ' in the constellation Puppis. The cluster is about 1600 light years away and his 50 stars extend over an area of ​​about 10 light years. M47 is about 80 million years old.

2MASS Declination Radial velocity Light-year Giovanni Battista Hodierna 1654 Messier object New General Catalogue Open cluster Messier 50 Messier 46 Messier 48 List of NGC objects NGC 2403 NGC 2438 NGC 2439 NGC 2442/2443
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