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M93 (NGC 2447), a 6th-magnitude open cluster in Puppis.
M93's distance is estimated at 3,600 light-years; its diameter at about 20-25 l.y. Its location in Puppis means that it lies in an outer arm of the Milky Way galaxy.
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