M 37
The richest of the three Messier clusters in a row across Auriga.
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What it is
- Kind of object
- Open star cluster
- Distance
- 4,511 light years
- Brightness
- Magnitude 6.2, a sight for binoculars
- Size in the sky
- About a third of the width of the full Moon
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Catalogue
- M 37, NGC 2099
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