Deep space
King Cobra Cluster
Open cluster · M67 · NGC 2682
Open cluster in Cancer
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Messier 67 and sometimes called the King Cobra Cluster or the Golden Eye Cluster is an open cluster in the southern, equatorial half of Cancer. It was discovered by Johann Gottfried Koehler in 1779. Estimates of its age range between 3.2 and 5 billion years. Distance estimates are likewise varied, but typically are 800–900 parsecs (2,600–2,900 ly). Estimates of 855, 840, and 815 pc were established via binary star modelling and infrared color-magnitude diagram fitting.
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Key facts
Distance
~2,610–2,930 light-years
Apparent mag.
+6.1
Apparent size
30′
Best seen with
Naked eye (dark sky)
Catalogue
M67 · NGC 2682
Did you know
- Listed as Messier 67 in the Messier catalogue, also known as NGC 2682.
- Found in the constellation Cancer.
- Visible to the naked eye from a dark, moonless site.
