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M93     (NGC 2447)
Apparent Magnitude: 6.2
Distance: Aprox: 3,380 light-years
Constellation: Puppis
Diameter: 25 light-years
Star Count Aprox: 250,000

M93 is not very hard to find as it is located in the same area of the sky as Sirius, the brightest star in the sky. The cluster contains about 80 confirmed members and there are probably hundreds more. The brightest stars in M93 are type B9 blue giants. The cluster also contains at least three red giants.


Taken 2/20/20 in Scout Key, Flordia by Russell Kille on a CPC 1100 with Hyperstar @ F2 and ZWO ASI294MC Pro camera

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