Description
Overview:
The Messier Object M41 is a Open Cluster which was discovered by Giovanni Batista Giovanni Battista Hodierna before 1654.
It has an angular size of 38 arc minutes.
Location:
M41 is located within the borders of the constellation Canis Major at Right Ascension
06 47.0 and Declination -20 44.
It is 2,300 light years from Earth which makes it the 17th furthest Messier Object from Earth.
Brightness:
Compared to other Messier Objects, M41 is a relatively bright deep space object
with a brightness rating of 4.6.
