Dreyer's description: Cl, vL, pRi, pmC, st 9...13; = M48
Cross Identifications: GC 1637, h 496, H 6. 22. Bode (1782), CH 5; Mel 85, Cr 179.
Right Ascension: | 8 : 13.8 (hours : minutes) |
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Declination: | -05 : 48 (degrees : minutes) |
Distance: | 1.5 (* 1,000 light years) |
Apparent Magnitude: | 5.8 |
Apparent Diameter: | 54. (arc minutes) |
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