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Proper Name	Tau Canis Majoris Cluster
Caldwell Number	C64
NGC/IC Number	NGC 2362
Constellation	Canis Major
Right Ascension	7h 18m 41s
Declination	-24° 57' 18"
Distance	c.4,800 light years c.1,500 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +3.8 Absolute: -7.1
Diameter	Apparent: 5' Actual: 7 light years
Number of Stars	c. 60
Optimum Visibility	January / February
Notes	This populous open cluster surrounds the intensely hot and bright star Tau Canis Majoris, from which the cluster takes its common name. This young group of stars is still shrouded within the remnants of the nebulous cloud from which it formed some five million years ago.

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