Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cancer (Cnc)  ·  Contains:  Beehive cluster  ·  M 44  ·  M 67  ·  NGC 2632  ·  NGC 2682  ·  Part of the constellation Cancer (Cnc)  ·  Praesepe  ·  The star 27Cnc  ·  The star 45Cnc  ·  The star 50Cnc  ·  The star 60Cnc  ·  The star Acubens (αCnc)  ·  The star Asellus Australis (δCnc)  ·  The star ηCnc  ·  The star θCnc  ·  The star ο1Cnc  ·  The star ο2Cnc
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M44 and M67 in Cancer, Gary Leavitt
M44 and M67 in Cancer
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M44 and M67 in Cancer

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Messier objects M44 (Praesepe) and M67 both in the same Field of View. M44 also known as the Beehive Cluster, lies at an estimated distance of only 520 light years and was studied by classical astronomers Ptolemy and Galileo. Whereas M44's age is estimated at 600 million years, M67 is one of the oldest open clusters known at over 4 billion years.

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M44 and M67 in Cancer, Gary Leavitt