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M46 M46 Open Cluster astrophotography image by NightSkyLens

Open cluster · Puppis

M46 Open Cluster

M46

A rich open cluster photographed with the planetary nebula NGC 2438 in the same field.

Type
Open cluster
Catalog
M46
Region
Puppis
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A rich open cluster photographed with the planetary nebula NGC 2438 in the same field.

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M46 Open Cluster

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Catalog identity
M46
Sky region
Puppis
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