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Messier 41
Messier 41 Dss2 colorized
Credit: ESO/Dss2, Giuseppe Donatiello
Messier 41 ( M41) NGC 2287, is an open cluster in Canis Major at 2,300 light-years discovered by Giovanni Batista Hodierna before 1654.
It contains about 100 stars, including several red giants and some white dwarfs.
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Messier 41
Messier 41 Dss2 colorized
Credit: ESO/Dss2, Giuseppe Donatiello
Messier 41 ( M41) NGC 2287, is an open cluster in Canis Major at 2,300 light-years discovered by Giovanni Batista Hodierna before 1654.
It contains about 100 stars, including several red giants and some white dwarfs.
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views
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Uploaded on February 21, 2022