Messier 48Messier 48
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Messier 48 or M48, also known as NGC 2548, is an open cluster of stars in the equatorial constellation of Hydra. It sits near Hydra's westernmost limit with Monoceros, about 18° 34′ to the east and slightly south of Hydra's brightest star, Alphard.
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Image: Sloan Digital Sky Survey, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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