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Messier 41 in the constellation Canis
Major
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Object description:
The open star cluster M 41 in the constellation Canes
Major (Great Dog) is located at a distance of about 2300 light years. The
apparent diameter in the sky is about 38 arcminutes, slightly larger than the
diameter of the Moon. The cluster contains about 100 stars and has an age of
nearly 200 million years. M 41 is located almost exactly 4 degrees south of
Sirius and can be recognized with the naked eye in the sky.
The image left
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