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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 ]
St / Stock — Jürgen Stock (open star clusters) (Stock 1 and 2 in, [38] Stock 3 to 23 in, [39] Stock 24 in [40]) Stone — Ormond Stone (double stars) Streicher — (telescopic asterisms) Stromlo — (for example: Stromlo 2 in Monoceros and Canis Major, at IC 2177; the 'Eagle Nebula') StWr — Stock-Wroblewski (planetary nebulae) Sw — Swift ...
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 ]
Globular cluster masses can be determined by observing the proper motion of nearby stars influenced by the cluster [1] [2] or by estimating the cluster's relaxation time. [ 3 ] Open clusters
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Pages in category "Open clusters" ... Coma Star Cluster; Coronet Cluster; D. ... Messier 41; Messier 46; Messier 47; Messier 48; Messier 50;