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 sl
The Messier objects are a set of 110 astronomical objects catalogued by the French astronomer Charles Messier in his Catalogue des Nébuleuses et des Amas d'Étoiles. Because Messier was interested only
Messier 48
…may be due to interactions with the galactic disk. The cluster is now subdivided into three groups, each of which has its own collective proper motion. List of Messier objects Messier 48, SEDS Messier pages…