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M 41

Open cluster · Canis Major

M 41

Also known as NGC 2287

Messier 41

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Type: Open cluster
Constellation: Canis Major
Position (J2000): 6h 46m 00s · −20° 45′ 15″
Discovered: by Giovan Battista Hodierna in 1654

Pictures: 0
Magnitude: 4.5; visual
Size: 12′
Distance: ~2,300 ly
Best months: Dec–Feb

Catalogue data from OpenNGC by Mattia Verga, CC BY-SA 4.0. Distances, discoverers and common names from Wikidata, CC0.

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