M50 (Open cluster)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 14 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , M50 is visible between 20:36 and 04:08. It will become accessible at around 20:36, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:22, 47° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:08 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name M50
Object type Open cluster
Other names
The Heart-Shaped Cluster
M50[1]
NGC 2323[3]
Cr 124[4]
Mel 58[5]
Position
Right ascension:07h02m [3]
Declination:−08°21' [3]
Constellation:Monoceros
Magnitude:5.90 (V) [5]
6.27 (B) [3]
Angular dimensions:14.1 arcmin
Distance:950.0 parsec
3097.0 lightyrs [2]
B-V Color (mag):0.37
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-3.99

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