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M67

Description NGC Magnitude Right Ascension Declination
Galactic Cluster in Cancer 2682 6.1 8 hours 48 minutes 12 degrees 0 minutes

M67 can be seen in Cancer between the neighboring constellations of Gemini and Leo. Its 150 or so stars lie about 2,250 light years away from us. Its members are not particularly compressed and their colors are varying shades of yellows and oranges.


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