Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cancer (Cnc)  ·  Contains:  38 Cnc  ·  41 Cnc)  ·  41 eps Cnc  ·  42 Cnc  ·  Almalaf (ε Cnc  ·  Beehive  ·  Beehive cluster  ·  HD73449  ·  HD73450  ·  HD73598  ·  HD73618  ·  HD73619  ·  HD73709  ·  HD73710  ·  HD73711  ·  HD73712  ·  HD73730  ·  HD73818  ·  HD73819  ·  HD73854  ·  HD73872  ·  IC 2388  ·  M 44  ·  NGC 2632  ·  NGC 2637  ·  Praesepe  ·  Praesepe Cluster  ·  The star 38 Cnc  ·  The star Meleph
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M44 - Beehive Cluster, Spaced Out Bill
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M44 - Beehive Cluster

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M44 - Beehive Cluster

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=ILfuVd=hgKElc"A mere 600 light-years away, M44 is one of the closest star clusters to our solar system. Also known as the Praesepe or the Beehive cluster its stars are young though, about 600 million years old compared to our Sun's 4.5 billion years."

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M44 - Beehive Cluster, Spaced Out Bill