M 38
An open cluster in Auriga, the third of the row with M 36 and M 37.
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What it is
- Kind of object
- Open star cluster
- Distance
- 4,200 light years
- Brightness
- Magnitude 7.4, a sight for binoculars
- Size in the sky
- About a third of the width of the full Moon
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Catalogue
- M 38, NGC 1912
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