Thread: Open Clusters M46 and M47 in Puppis
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Old 24-02-2016, 02:52 PM
Jerry_Lodriguss (Jerry Lodriguss)
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NGC 2438 is located at a distance of 2,900 light-years from Earth.

M46 is located 5,400 light-years away.

So the planetary is in front of the cluster along our line of sight.

Jerry
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