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M46 star cluster and planetary nebula NGC 2438 in the stern - Open Cluster M46...

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M46 star cluster and planetary nebula NGC 2438 in the stern - Open Cluster M46 and Planetary Nebula NGC 2438 - M46 (NGC 2437) is a cluster of stars aged 5400 years - light. It contains about 500 stars, 150 of which are brilliant. It is about 300 million years old. The planetary nebula NGC 2438 does not appear to belong to this cluster, and must be closer although its distance is unknown. M46 is a rich open cluster that contains a real jewel, planetary nebula NGC 2438. At 6th magnitude, M46 contains about 100 bright stars, the brightest of which is magnitude 8.7. It is about one - half degree in apparent diameter, the same size as the full moon. It is estimated to be about 300 million years old. Planetary nebula NGC 2438 is about one arc minute in diameter and shines at 10th magnitude. A planetary nebula is a shell of gas puffed off by a star late in its life cycle. Three bright stars are visible inside of the nebula, although none of them are the true central star which shed the gas. The central star in NGC 2438 has a magnitude of 17.7, so the stars visible inside of the ring are members of the cluster M46, which lies behind the planetary nebula, but along the same line of sight. The true central star of NGC 2438 is probably more than a billion years old, another indication that it is not a member of the cluster. NGC 2438, discovered by William Herschel in 1786, is located at a distance of about 2,900 light years. M46 is located about 5,400 light years away and was discovered by Charles Messier in 1771. Both cluster and planetary nebula are located in the constellation of Puppis
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Jerry Lodriguss
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M46 star cluster and planetary nebula NGC 2438 in the stern - Open Cluster M46 and Planetary Nebula NGC 2438 - M46 (NGC 2437) is a cluster of stars aged 5400 years - light. It contains about 500 stars, 150 of which are brilliant. It is about 300 million years old. The planetary nebula NGC 2438 does not appear to belong to this cluster, and must be closer although its distance is unknown. M46 is a rich open cluster that contains a real jewel, planetary nebula NGC 2438. At 6th magnitude, M46 contains about 100 bright stars, the brightest of which is magnitude 8.7. It is about one - half degree in apparent diameter, the same size as the full moon. It is estimated to be about 300 million years old. Planetary nebula NGC 2438 is about one arc minute in diameter and shines at 10th magnitude. A planetary nebula is a shell of gas puffed off by a star late in its life cycle. Three bright stars are visible inside of the nebula, although none of them are the true central star which shed the gas. The central star in NGC 2438 has a magnitude of 17.7, so the stars visible inside of the ring are members of the cluster M46, which lies behind the planetary nebula, but along the same line of sight. The true central star of NGC 2438 is probably more than a billion years old, another indication that it is not a member of the cluster. NGC 2438, discovered by William Herschel in 1786, is located at a distance of about 2,900 light years. M46 is located about 5,400 light years away and was discovered by Charles Messier in 1771. Both cluster and planetary nebula are located in the constellation of Puppis

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astronomy / star / stern / astronomy / 2009 / m46 / star / crustacean / evolution / star cluster / Novapix / star cluster / astronomy / Open Clusters / Open Cluster / puppis / NGC 2438 / NGC 2437

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