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Messier 41 (also known as M41 or NGC 2287) is an open cluster in the constellation Canis Major. It is sometimes referred to as the Little Beehive Cluster . [ 4 ] It was discovered by Giovanni Batista Hodierna before 1654 and was perhaps known to Aristotle about 325 BC. [ 5 ]
This is a list of open clusters located in the Milky Way. An open cluster is an association of up to a few thousand stars that all formed from the same giant molecular cloud . There are over 1,000 known open clusters in the Milky Way galaxy, but the actual total may be up to ten times higher. [ 1 ]
List of largest known star clusters Cluster name Diameter (light-years) Type of cluster Notes Terzan 7: 316 [1] Globular cluster: Messier 54: 306 [2] NGC 339: 238 [3] Messier 3: 226 [4] Messier 11 (Wild Duck Cluster) 190 [5] Open cluster: Messier 2: 174.4 [6] Globular cluster: Omega Centauri: 172 ± 12 [7] Largest globular cluster in the Milky ...
Andrews / Lindsay (AL) (open star clusters) (for example: Andrews-Lindsay 1 at 13:15:16 / -65°55'12" in Musca) (AL 1 is also known as vdB-Hagen 144) Annis (?) APM — Automatic Plate Measuring machine; Apriamashvili (open star clusters) (the open star cluster Basel 1 at about one degree WNW of Messier 11 is also known as the Apriamashvili cluster)
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List of most massive open clusters Cluster name Mass (M ☉); (Sun = 1) Galaxy Notes NGC 1569-B (4.4 ± 1.1) × 10 5 [13] NGC 1569: NGC 1569-A (3.3 ± 0.5) × 10 5 [14] NGC 1569: RMC 136: 8.7 × 10 4 [15] Large Magellanic Cloud: Contains the most massive known star R136a1 at 196 +34 −27 M ☉. [16] NGC 346: 5 × 10 4 [17] Small Magellanic ...
SIMI VALLEY, California (Reuters) -The United States unveiled a $988 million aid package of new arms and equipment to Ukraine for its ongoing fight against Russia's invasion on Saturday. The ...