The Beehive Cluster (Open Cluster)
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 60 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn , Beehive Cluster is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible at around 18:50 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 34° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:51, 70° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:34, when it sinks to 16° above your western horizon.
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Name
Beehive Cluster
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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Position
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 3.10 (V)[2] 3.46 (B)[1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.36 |
| Right Ascension: | 08h40m [1] |
| Declination: | +19°40' [1] |
| Distance: | 187.0 parsec 609.6 lightyrs [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | -3.26 |
Events
| 21 Jan 2019 | – Close approach of the Moon and M44 |
| 31 Jan 2019 | – M44 is well placed |
| 17 Feb 2019 | – Close approach of the Moon and M44 |
| 17 Mar 2019 | – Close approach of the Moon and M44 |
| 13 Apr 2019 | – Close approach of the Moon and M44 |
| 10 May 2019 | – Close approach of the Moon and M44 |
| 07 Jun 2019 | – Close approach of the Moon and M44 |
| 04 Jul 2019 | – Close approach of the Moon and M44 |