By chance Messier 47 appears close in the sky to another contrasting star cluster -- Messier 46. Messier 47 is relatively close, at around 1600 light-years, but Messier 46 is located around 5500 ...

Messier 46 also has more stars, but is fainter from Earth because it is so much more distant. Get the Space.com Newsletter. Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, ...

Messier 47 is located in the southern constellation Puppis, the poop deck of the mythical ship Argo. ... Messier 46. You'll find this object a tad dimmer at magnitude 6 and less impressive, ...

HR diagrams of Messier 46, with stellar brightnesses and colors measured from Figure 3 using Afterglow Access (AgA; see Software, below) and analyzed with our “Cluster Two” interface.

By chance Messier 47 appears close in the sky to another contrasting star cluster -- Messier 46. Messier 47 is relatively close, at around 1600 light-years, but Messier 46 is located around 5500 ...

Messier 46 could be considered to be the older sister of Messier 47, with the former being approximately 300 million years old compared to the latter’s 78 million years.

By chance Messier 47 appears close in the sky to another contrasting star cluster -- Messier 46. Messier 47 is relatively close, at around 1600 light-years, but Messier 46 is located around 5500 light ...

By chance Messier 47 appears close in the sky to another contrasting star cluster Messier 46. Messier 47 is relatively close, at around 1600 light-years, but Messier 46 is located around 5500 ...