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M48 = NGC2548 = Cr179 = Mel.85 (Open Cluster)
[Hydra]

Nov.15 1998, 26h50mJST (7min. 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

M48 = NGC2548 = Cr179 = Mel.85
Type of object	Open Cluster	Type	f
Constellation	Hydra
R.A.	08h 13.7m (2000.0)	Dec.	-05° 47' (2000.0)
Mag.(v)	5.3	Mag.(p)	-
Diameter	30'	Distance	1500 light-year
note	Containing about 80 stars

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