Celestial Objects

Butterfly Cluster

Star Clusters

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General Reference

Space and Astronomy Atlas. "Butterfly Cluster." Accessed September 2, 2026. https://dev-space.interactiveatlas.org/celestial-objects/messier-6.

APA Style

Space and Astronomy Atlas. (n.d.). Butterfly Cluster. Retrieved September 2, 2026, from https://dev-space.interactiveatlas.org/celestial-objects/messier-6

BibTeX

@misc{spaceandastronomyatlas-butterfly-cluster,
  author = {Space and Astronomy Atlas},
  title = {Butterfly Cluster},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-space.interactiveatlas.org/celestial-objects/messier-6},
  note = {Accessed September 2, 2026}
}

The Butterfly Cluster, catalogued as Messier 6, is an open cluster of stars in the southern constellation Scorpius, its popular name coming from the resemblance of its overall shape to a butterfly when viewed through a telescope or binoculars.

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