The Beehive Cluster (Open Cluster)
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 60 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , Beehive Cluster is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:17 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 67° above your southern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:34, 67° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:21, when it sinks below 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) [3] 3.46 (B) [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.36 |
| Right ascension: | 08h40m [2] |
| Declination: | +19°40' [2] |
| Distance: | 187.0 parsec 609.6 lightyrs [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.26 |
Events
| 30 Jan 2021 | – M44 is well placed |
| 31 Jan 2022 | – M44 is well placed |
| 31 Jan 2023 | – M44 is well placed |
| 31 Jan 2024 | – M44 is well placed |
| 30 Jan 2025 | – M44 is well placed |
| 31 Jan 2026 | – M44 is well placed |
| 31 Jan 2027 | – M44 is well placed |
| 31 Jan 2028 | – M44 is well placed |