Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Puppis (Pup)  ·  Contains:  M 46  ·  NGC 2437  ·  NGC 2438
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M46 in Puppis, Andrew Lockwood
M46 in Puppis
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M46 in Puppis

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M46 in Puppis

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M46 in Puppis is an open star cluster 1700 parsecs (5500 light yeara) away. The planetary nebula NGC2438 is considerably closer at 1000 pc . The Calabash nebula is only visible as a red smudge in this image, but is definitely a member of this cluster.

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