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Open cluster · Puppis

M 47

Also known as NGC 2422 · NGC 2478

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Type

Open cluster

Constellation

Puppis

Position (J2000)

7h 36m 35s · −14° 28′ 57″

Discovered

by Giovan Battista Hodierna in 1654

Pictures

2

Typical integration

2.2 h

Magnitude

4.4

visual

Size

19.8′

Distance

~1,600 ly

Best months

Dec–Feb

Catalogue data from OpenNGC by Mattia Verga, CC BY-SA 4.0. Distances, discoverers and common names from Wikidata, CC0.