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M50
M50 — Heart-Shaped Cluster
Open Cluster
· MonocerosBeginner
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Observing: Tonight · 8:00 PM–5:00 AM
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Target information
- Object type
- Open Cluster
- Constellation
- Monoceros
- Right ascension
- 7h 03m 12s
- Declination
- -8° 20′ 00″
- Magnitude
- 5.9
- Angular size
- 16′
- Surface brightness
- Not recorded
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Best months
- Nov-Mar
- Catalog IDs
- M50