Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cancer (Cnc)  ·  Contains:  12.59  ·  33 eta Cnc  ·  35 Cnc  ·  38 Cnc  ·  39 Cnc  ·  40 Cnc  ·  41 eps Cnc  ·  42 Cnc  ·  449 Hamburga  ·  47 del Cnc  ·  Asellus Australis  ·  Beehive cluster  ·  Cancer  ·  IC 2388  ·  IC 2390  ·  IC 2392  ·  IC 2399  ·  IC 2409  ·  IC 2410  ·  IC 2411  ·  M 44  ·  NGC 2624  ·  NGC 2625  ·  NGC 2632  ·  NGC 2637  ·  NGC 2643  ·  NGC 2647  ·  NGC 2667  ·  Praesepe  ·  The star Asellus Australis (δCnc)  ·  And 1 more.
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The Beehive Cluster, Gabe Shaughnessy
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The Beehive Cluster

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The Beehive Cluster

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The Beehive Cluster, M44, is an open cluster in the constellation Cancer. It lies 577 light years away from Earth, making it one of the closest open clusters. With dark skies, it appears as a nebulous object with the naked eye, and has been known for millennia. Its age and proper motion suggest it has a common origin with Hades, the large open cluster in the constellation Taurus.

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The Beehive Cluster, Gabe Shaughnessy