Deep sky objects in Axarquia, Costa del Sol, Andalucia, Spain

DEEP SKY OBJECTS M46 TO M50

Messier Number: M46 NGC Number: NGC 2437 Object Type: Open Cluster Distance in Light Years: 5,400 Constellation: Puppis Apparent Magnitude: 6.0 The M46 cluster is estimated at 300 million years old and 5,400 light years distance and has at least 500 member stars.
Messier Number: M47 NGC Number: NGC 2422 Object Type: Open Cluster Distance in Light Years: 1,600 Constellation: Puppis Apparent Magnitude: 4.4 M47 is another open cluster in Puppis containing about 50 stars with an estimated age of 78 million years at 1,600 light years distance.
Messier Number: M48 NGC Number: NGC 2548 Object Type: Open Cluster Distance in Light Years: 1,500 Constellation: Hydra Apparent Magnitude: 5.5 The M48 cluster contains about 80 stars with an estimated age of 300 million years and is 1,500 light years distance.
Messier Number: M49 NGC Number: NGC 4472 Object Type: Elliptical Galaxy Distance in Light Years: 60,000,000 Constellation: Virgo Apparent Magnitude: 8.4 This galaxy´s distance is estimated at 60 million light years. It is one of a large group of galaxies in Virgo.
Messier Number: M50 NGC Number: NGC 2323 Object Type: Open Cluster Distance in Light Years: 3,200 Constellation: Monoceros Apparent Magnitude: 5.9 The M50 cluster contains about 200 stars with an estimated age of 78 million years and is 3,200 light years distance.

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