Target image unavailable
M44
M44 — Beehive Cluster
Open Cluster
· CancerBeginner
Set your observing location
Observing: Tonight · 8:00 PM–5:00 AM
Observability
Not calculated
0 out of 5
Location Required
Set your observing location to calculate observability for this session.
Overall Imaging Recommendation
Not calculated
0 out of 5
Equipment Required
Select a telescope and camera to calculate suitability.
Add to Planner
Set your observing location above for accurate rise, transit and darkness times.
Target information
- Object type
- Open Cluster
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Right ascension
- 8h 40m 06s
- Declination
- +19° 59′ 00″
- Magnitude
- 3.7
- Angular size
- 95′
- Surface brightness
- Not recorded
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Best months
- Dec-Apr
- Catalog IDs
- M44