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M46
M46 — Open Cluster M46
Open Cluster
· PuppisBeginner
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Target information
- Object type
- Open Cluster
- Constellation
- Puppis
- Right ascension
- 7h 41m 48s
- Declination
- -14° 49′ 00″
- Magnitude
- 6.1
- Angular size
- 27′
- Surface brightness
- Not recorded
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Best months
- Nov-Mar
- Catalog IDs
- M46
About this target
Contains PN NGC 2438.
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