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Beehive Cluster (Messier 44)

Beehive Cluster (Messier 44) is a open cluster in the constellation Cancer with an apparent magnitude of 3.1, spanning about 109 arcminutes. Under dark skies it can be spotted with the naked eye.

It is best placed in the evening sky around January. It is visible from the whole northern hemisphere and from southern latitudes down to about 70°S.

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