Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cancer (Cnc)  ·  Contains:  Beehive  ·  M 44  ·  NGC 2632  ·  Praesepe Cluster
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The Beehive Cluster (also known as Praesepe (Latin for "manger")), Andre van Zegveld

The Beehive Cluster (also known as Praesepe (Latin for "manger"))

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The Beehive Cluster (also known as Praesepe (Latin for "manger")), Andre van Zegveld

The Beehive Cluster (also known as Praesepe (Latin for "manger"))

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The Beehive Cluster (also known as Praesepe (Latin for "manger"), M44, NGC 2632, or Cr 189), is an open cluster in the constellation Cancer. One of the nearest open clusters to Earth, it contains a larger population of stars than other nearby bright open clusters. Under dark skies, the Beehive Cluster looks like a small nebulous object to the naked eye, and has been known since ancient times. Classical astronomer Ptolemy described it as a "nebulous mass in the breast of Cancer". It was among the first objects that Galileo studied with his telescope

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