Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Puppis (Pup)  ·  Contains:  M 46  ·  NGC 2437  ·  NGC 2438
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M46 - NGC2438, Rodney Watters
M46 - NGC2438
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M46 - NGC2438

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M46 - NGC2438, Rodney Watters
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M46 - NGC2438

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A nice image of the open cluster M 46 located in the constellation of Pupis. Also present in the image can be seen the planetary nebula NGC 2438. M 46 is 4.9 thousand light years away and the planetary nebula NGC 2438 is listed as being 5.1 thousand light years away. The bright orange star in the left of the image is HR 2959, a red giant star of magnitude 4.96.

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M46 - NGC2438, Rodney Watters