Deep-sky objects in Cancer
Sky Map
The sky above you at 21:52
This interactive sky map shows the positions of the brightest celestial objects from your location. Move it horizontally to follow how their positions change through the night.
Beehive Cluster (M44)
Open Cluster
The Beehive Cluster, an open star cluster containing over 1,000 stars, located approximately 577 light-years away in the constellation Cancer.
M67
Open Cluster
An open star cluster containing over 500 stars, located approximately 2,800 light-years away in the constellation Cancer.
IC2431 NED03
Galaxy
IC2431 NED03 is a galaxy with apparent magnitude 12.30 in the constellation Cancer, spanning approximately 0.5 arcseconds in the sky.
Data Credits
The deep-sky information on this page comes from the OpenNGC project developed by Matteo Verga. OpenNGC provides detailed catalog data for nebulae, galaxies, clusters and other deep-sky objects.
For details or contributions, visit the official repository: OpenNGC GitHub.