Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cancer (Cnc)  ·  Contains:  38 Cnc  ·  39 Cnc  ·  40 Cnc  ·  41 eps Cnc  ·  42 Cnc  ·  47 del Cnc  ·  Asellus Australis  ·  Beehive  ·  Beehive cluster  ·  Cancer  ·  IC 2388  ·  IC 2390  ·  IC 2392  ·  M 44  ·  NGC 2624  ·  NGC 2625  ·  NGC 2632  ·  NGC 2637  ·  NGC 2643  ·  NGC 2647  ·  Praesepe  ·  Praesepe Cluster  ·  The star Asellus Australis (δCnc)
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M44 the Bee Hive Cluster NGC 2632, Dave Erickson
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M44 the Bee Hive Cluster NGC 2632

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M44 the Bee Hive Cluster NGC 2632, Dave Erickson
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M44 the Bee Hive Cluster NGC 2632

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M44 the Bee Hive Cluster: M44 the Bee Hive is an open cluster and one of the nearest to Earth. The bright inner cluster core's diameter is about 23 light years at a distance of about 600 light years. M44 contains red giants and white dwarfs along with main sequence stars. M44 has an estimated age of around 600 million years.

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