Praesepe (Beehive Cluster) [#39969637532]
This system is located at:
219.75
/ 319.6875
/ -440.03125
Galactic coordinates:
R: 586.615 / l: 206.537 / b: 33.023
Equatorial coordinates:
Right ascension: 8h 43m 18.479s /
Declination: 19° 21'58.726''
Reserve level: Pristine
Habitable zone:
Metal-rich body (13 to 292 ls), Earth-like world (4,597 to 6,894 ls), Water world (3,769 to 14,598 ls), Ammonia world (9,537 to 25,952 ls), Terraformable (3,580 to 7,144 ls)
Estimated value: 24,006 cr
This system was visited for the first time on EDSM by OutaSync.
It was named by the Galactic Mapping Project with the name of: Beehive Cluster
69 ships passed through Praesepe space, including 0 ship in the last 7 days.
0 ship passed through Praesepe space in the last 24 hours.
The Beehive Cluster (also known as NGC 2632, M44, or Cr 189) is an open cluster in the constellation Cancer. It is one of the nearest open clusters to Sol, and it contains a larger star population than most other nearby clusters. The Beehive Cluster is one of the best studied open clusters, having been observed as far back as ancient times. It was one of the first objects studied by Galileo.
The cluster is composed of objects from almost every major star catalogue including HIP, HD, BD, HR, 2MASS, UGCS, PR, WBG, and BBG. There are few or no stars that are not "named". The cluster is approximately 500 light-years long and averages 10 light years wide. While composed of mostly red dwarf stars, it has stars of all major types (excepting O-type), and at least 10 stars of giant size. The cluster is roughly bounded by HIP 40361 at the lower end and DR Cancri at the upper end. The reference star Praesepe is one of the brighter stars, and also an older name for the entire cluster.
Carbon star X Cancri can be found approx 140 Ly above this cluster.
