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M46 = NGC2437 = Cr159 = Mel.75 (Open Cluster)
[Puppis]

Nov.15 1998, 25h50mJST (8min. Exposure)
Location: the Kasuo Pass, Awano town, Tochigi pref., Japan
Epsilon210c (21cm-reflector, f=628mm, F:3.0), Fuji-film SGA800

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Object Data

M46 = NGC2437 = Cr159 = Mel.75
Type of object	Open Cluster	Type	f
Constellation	Puppis
R.A.	07h 41.9m (2000.0)	Dec.	-14° 49' (2000.0)
Mag.(v)	6.0	Mag.(p)	-
Diameter	24'	Distance	3200 light-year
note	Containing about 150 stars

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