[M48 image]

NGC 2548 = M48

Open star cluster in Hydra

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.

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    Right Ascension: 8 : 13.8 (hours : minutes)
    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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