The Butterfly Cluster (M93)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 15 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , the Butterfly Cluster is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 02:06, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:36, 32° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:12, 31° above your southern horizon.

Name The Butterfly Cluster (M93)
Object type Open cluster
Other names
The Butterfly Cluster
M93[1]
NGC 2447[3]
Cr 160[4]
Mel 76[5]
Position
Right ascension:07h44m [3]
Declination:−23°51' [3]
Constellation:Puppis
Magnitude:6.20 (V) [5]
6.57 (B) [3]
Distance:1.0 kpc
3.4 klyr [2]
B-V Color (mag):0.37
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-3.88

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