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|'''Collinder 69''' is an open star cluster located north-west of the star Betelgeuse in the constellation of Orion. It is about five million years old and roughly 1,300 ly (400 pc) away from the Sun. Included within the cluster is a double star named Meissa. | |'''Collinder 69''' is an open star cluster located north-west of the star Betelgeuse in the constellation of Orion. It is about five million years old and roughly 1,300 ly (400 pc) away from the Sun. Included within the cluster is a double star named Meissa (Lambda Orionis). | ||
|[[File:Collinder 69 -update-.png|thumb|220x220px|Collinder 69 ]] | |[[File:Collinder 69 -update-.png|thumb|220x220px|Collinder 69 ]] | ||
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