M 36
An open cluster of young stars in Auriga, one of three Messier clusters in a row there.
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What it is
- Kind of object
- Open star cluster
- Distance
- 4,100 light years
- Brightness
- Magnitude 6.3, a sight for binoculars
- Size in the sky
- About a quarter of the width of the full Moon
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Catalogue
- M 36, NGC 1960
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