M 47 NGC 2422

Capture

Seestar s50 51 stacks

Date

7 June 2026

Location

Camden, NSW

Original

1080 × 1920 px

M 47 NGC 2422 is an open cluster in the southern constellation of Puppis. M47 is about 1,600 light-years away and is about 78 million years old. It occupies an area of 30 arc minutes of apparent sky, corresponding to a linear diameter of 12 light years. The member stars have been measured down to red dwarfs at apparent magnitude 19. There are around 500 members, the brightest being HD 60855, a magnitude 5.7. Located in the cluster is HD 61114 a red giant star it is roughly 200 times more luminous than our Sun. The cluster is visible to the naked eye in dark, clear skies and appears as a hazy patch of nebulosity, it is easily resolved in 10x50 binoculars. Apparent magnitude 4.2

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