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Messier Index/M47
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Messier 47 280px J2000.0 II,3,m 07h 36.6m -14° 30′ 1.6 kly 490 Pc 4.2 30.0′ 6 - 78 million years - NGC 2422
Open Cluster M47 (also known as Messier Object 47 or NGC 2422) is an w:open cluster in the w:constellation w:Puppis. It was discovered by w:Giovanni Batista Hodierna before w:1654 and independently discovered by w:Charles Messier on w:February 19, w:1771.
M47 is at a distance of about 1,600 w:light-years from w:Earth with an estimated age of about 78 million years. There are about 50 w:stars in this cluster, the brightest one being of magnitude +5.7.
External links
Messier 47, SEDS Messier pages
Messier 47 Amateur Image - Waid Observatory