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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 ]
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
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 ...
Rights groups and the United Nations secretary-general questioned Washington's decision on the munitions, part of an $800 million security package that brings total U.S. military aid to more than ...
The open-source intelligence group Bellingcat said its researchers found cluster munitions in that strike as well as multiple cluster attacks in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, also in the ...
Pages in category "Open clusters" ... Coma Star Cluster; Coronet Cluster; D. ... Messier 41; Messier 46; Messier 47; Messier 48; Messier 50;
More than 100 countries have committed never to use the weapons under the Convention on Cluster Munitions, including the UK, but neither Russia nor Ukraine have signed the agreement.