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 (click to change), Beehive Cluster will become visible at around 21:33 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 34° above your western horizon. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 4 hours and 22 minutes after the Sun at 00:43.
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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)[1] 3.46 (B)[1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.36 |
| Right Ascension: | 08h40m [1] |
| Declination: | +19°40' [1] |
| Distance: | 187.0 parsec 609.6 lightyears [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | -3.26 |
Source
Events
| 20 May 2018, 08:06 EDT | – Close approach of the Moon and M44 |
| 16 Jun 2018, 15:50 EDT | – Close approach of the Moon and M44 |
| 20 Jun 2018, 06:41 EDT | – Close approach of Venus and M44 |
| 04 Jul 2018, 09:22 EDT | – Close approach of Mercury and M44 |
| 06 Sep 2018, 22:27 EDT | – Close approach of the Moon and M44 |
| 04 Oct 2018, 06:08 EDT | – Close approach of the Moon and M44 |
| 31 Oct 2018, 11:46 EDT | – Close approach of the Moon and M44 |
| 27 Nov 2018, 16:23 EST | – Close approach of the Moon and M44 |