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M 46

Open cluster · Puppis

M 46

Also known as NGC 2437

Messier 46

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Type: Open cluster
Constellation: Puppis
Position (J2000): 7h 41m 47s · −14° 48′ 36″
Discovered: by Charles Messier in 1771

Pictures: 0
Magnitude: 6.1; visual
Size: 21′
Distance: ~5,400 ly
Best months: Dec–Feb

Catalogue data from OpenNGC by Mattia Verga, CC BY-SA 4.0. Distances, discoverers and common names from Wikidata, CC0.

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