M67 (NGC 2682)
Also known as M67 · M 67 · NGC 2682
M67 (NGC 2682) is an open star cluster in the constellation Cancer, about 2,900 light-years from Earth.
Facts
| Type | Open star cluster |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cancer |
| Position (J2000) | 8h 51m 20s, +11° 48′ |
| Distance | 2,900 light-years (its light set off about 2,900 years ago) |
| Brightness | magnitude 6.9 (smaller is brighter; the faintest stars the eye sees are about 6) |
| Size on the sky | 25′ × 25′ (the full Moon is about 31′) |
| Filter | No filter (It shines in starlight of every colour, so a nebula filter would only dim it; a dark sky helps more.) |
| Studied in | 2,580 scientific papers (SIMBAD) |
When and how to see it
M67 (NGC 2682) is highest in the sky at midnight in February. From India (about 20° N) it climbs to about 82° above the horizon; from 50° N, to about 52°. To see it you need binoculars.
Heights are worked out for India and for 50° N. Set your location in Settings to see them for where you are.
For tonight's best time from your own town, the darkness and the Moon, open it on the map and see its "Tonight from your location" card.
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Data: SIMBAD (CDS, Strasbourg; the site's weekly copy) · OpenNGC · Data sources & credits