Description
Overview:
The Messier Object M50 is a Open Cluster which was discovered by G.D. Cassini in approximately 1711.
It has an angular size of 16 arc minutes.
Location:
M50 is located inside the constellation Monoceros at Right Ascension
07 03.2 and Declination -08 20.
It is 3,000 light years from Earth making it the 22nd furthest Messier Object from Earth.
Brightness:
Compared to other objects from the Messier catalog, M50 is a bright deep space object
with a brightness rating of 6.3.
