Beehive Cluster

Erlauntza izar multzoa (Praesepe, M44), Karramarroa (Cancer) konstelazioan kokaturik dagoen izar kumulu irekia da. Gugandik 600 argi-urtera aurkitzen da eta Lur planetatik gertuen dagoen izar multzoetako bat da. 600 milioi urte eta 23 argi-urteko diametroa, grabitazionalki elkar lorturik dauden izar populazio handia dauka, baturik gutxienez 1000 izar badira, denera 500-600 Eguzki masa osatuz. Argi kutsadura gabeko zeru ilunetatik, antzinatik ezaguna, M44 izar multzoa hodei txiki bat bezala ikusten da begi hutsez.

 The Beehive Cluster (Praesepe, M44), is an open cluster in the constellation Cancer. Located about 600 light-years away, it's one of the closest open clusters to Earth with an age of around 600 million years and 23 light years in diameter. It contains a large population of stars, altogether, the cluster contains at least 1000 gravitationally bound stars, for a total mass of about 500–600 Solar masses. Under dark skies with no light pollution, the Beehive Cluster looks like a small nebulous object to the naked eye and has been known since ancient times.