Cluster

Beehive Cluster

M44 · NGC 2632 · MWSC 1527

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Object data

Name: Beehive Cluster
Designation: M44
Also known as: NGC 2632, MWSC 1527
Type: Cluster
Constellation: Cancer
RA (J2000): 08h 40m 22s
Dec (J2000): +19° 40′ 19″
Magnitude: 3.1
Apparent size: 108.6′
Catalogue: Messier
Reference: Wikipedia

Catalogue values from OpenNGC (CC-BY-SA-4.0).

Best months to observe

From 51.5°N: best February to March, peaking at 56° at 22:00.

January: 43 degrees at 22:00
February: 56 degrees at 22:00
March: 56 degrees at 22:00
April: 43 degrees at 22:00
May: 25 degrees at 22:00
June: 7 degrees at 22:00
July: -8 degrees at 22:00
August: -18 degrees at 22:00
September: -18 degrees at 22:00
October: -9 degrees at 22:00
November: 7 degrees at 22:00
December: 25 degrees at 22:00

Your latitude

Degrees north, negative for south. Recomputed in your browser and remembered on this device.

Altitude at 22:00 local time on the 15th of each month. Twilight, moon and weather are your problem.