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M47 is at a distance of about 1,600 light-years from Earth with an estimated age of about 78 million years. There are about 50 stars in this cluster, the brightest one being of magnitude +5.7. M47 is located relatively close in the sky to Messier 46, which is much older and much further away.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_47 Messier 47]</ref> | M47 is at a distance of about 1,600 light-years from Earth with an estimated age of about 78 million years. There are about 50 stars in this cluster, the brightest one being of magnitude +5.7. M47 is located relatively close in the sky to Messier 46, which is much older and much further away.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_47 Messier 47]</ref> | ||
==References==<references/>Found in HGS Manual on Page 108 Found in HGS Manual on Page 115 [[Category: Ascension]][[Category: HGS Manual]] | ==References== | ||
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