Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cancer (Cnc)  ·  Contains:  41 Cnc)  ·  Almalaf (ε Cnc  ·  Beehive  ·  M 44  ·  NGC 2632  ·  Praesepe Cluster  ·  The star 38 Cnc  ·  The star 39 Cnc  ·  The star 40 Cnc  ·  The star Meleph
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Messier 44, the Beehive Cluster, Philippe Barraud
Messier 44, the Beehive Cluster
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Messier 44, the Beehive Cluster

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Messier 44, the Beehive Cluster, Philippe Barraud
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Messier 44, the Beehive Cluster

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This beautiful cluster in Cancer is known since antiquity. 
Its age is estimated to be 400 million years, and its size is remarkable: 1°2, or 11 light years.

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Messier 44, the Beehive Cluster, Philippe Barraud