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Proper Names	Butterfly Cluster, Critter Cluster
Messier Number	M93
NGC/IC Number	NGC 2447
Other Designations	Collinder 160, Melotte 76
Constellation	Puppis
Right Ascension	7h 44m 30s
Declination	-23° 51' 24"
Distance	c. 3,600 light years c. 1,100 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +6.2 Absolute: -3.9
Diameter	Apparent: 10' Actual: 10 light years
Number of Stars	c. 80
Optimum Visibility	January / February
Notes	A small cluster of some eighty stars dominated by several bright blue giants, and lying beyond the star Azmidi in Puppis at a distance of some 3,600 light years from the Solar System.

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