Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cancer (Cnc)  ·  Contains:  35 Cnc  ·  38 Cnc  ·  39 Cnc  ·  40 Cnc  ·  41 eps Cnc  ·  42 Cnc  ·  Beehive  ·  Cancer  ·  HD72825  ·  HD72846  ·  HD72942  ·  HD73045  ·  HD73081  ·  HD73135  ·  HD73142  ·  HD73161  ·  HD73174  ·  HD73175  ·  HD73210  ·  HD73294  ·  HD73330  ·  HD73345  ·  HD73397  ·  HD73429  ·  HD73430  ·  HD73449  ·  HD73450  ·  HD73487  ·  HD73533  ·  HD73574  ·  And 49 more.
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M 44 - The Beehive Cluster, Flemming Kristensen
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M 44 - The Beehive Cluster

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M 44 - The Beehive Cluster

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The Beehive Cluster in Cancer is, at a distance of approx. 600 lightyears, one of the nearest open clusters, and visible to the naked eye if you have a fairly dark sky. Contrary to M 45, The Pleiades, M 44 does not light up any surrounding dust and gas, and thus does not attract too much attention.

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