M47 (Open cluster)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 19 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , M47 is visible between 19:15 and 02:33. It will become accessible at around 19:15, when it rises to an altitude of 18° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 22:54, 41° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 02:33 when it sinks below 18° above your south-western horizon.

Name M47
Object type Open cluster
Other names
M47[1]
NGC 2422[3]
Cr 152[4]
Mel 68[5]
Position
Right ascension:07h36m [3]
Declination:−14°28' [3]
Constellation:Puppis
Magnitude:4.40 (V) [5]
4.42 (B) [3]
Angular dimensions:19.8 arcmin
Distance:490.0 parsec
1597.4 lightyrs [2]
B-V Color (mag):0.02
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-4.05
Events
15 Jan 2026  –  The cluster Messier 47 is well placed
15 Jan 2027  –  The cluster Messier 47 is well placed
15 Jan 2028  –  The cluster Messier 47 is well placed
14 Jan 2029  –  The cluster Messier 47 is well placed
14 Jan 2030  –  The cluster Messier 47 is well placed
15 Jan 2031  –  The cluster Messier 47 is well placed
15 Jan 2032  –  The cluster Messier 47 is well placed
14 Jan 2033  –  The cluster Messier 47 is well placed

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