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M48
M48 — Open Cluster M48
Open Cluster
· HydraBeginner
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Observing: Tonight · 8:00 PM–5:00 AM
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Target information
- Object type
- Open Cluster
- Constellation
- Hydra
- Right ascension
- 8h 13m 42s
- Declination
- -5° 45′ 00″
- Magnitude
- 5.5
- Angular size
- 54′
- Surface brightness
- Not recorded
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Best months
- Dec-Apr
- Catalog IDs
- M48
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