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M35

NGC 2168

Open Star Cluster in Gemini

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Proper Name	None
Messier Number	M35
NGC/IC Number	NGC 2168
Constellation	Gemini
Right Ascension	6h 8m 54s
Declination	+24° 20' 0"
Distance	c.3,900 light years c.1,200 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +5.1 Absolute: -4.7
Diameter	Apparent: 40' Actual: 35 light years
Number of Stars	c. 300
Optimum Visibility	January

M35 lies in a dense region of the band of the Milky Way as it passes through western Gemini. There are several other deep sky objects in the same area, including the much more distant cluster Melotte 40 or NGC 2158, seen here to the southwest of M35. Near the eastern (left) edge of this image is the sixth-magnitude star 5 Geminorum. Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas

An open star cluster in Gemini, near its boundary with Taurus. The cluster contains approximately three hundred stars, and is a little under 4,000 light years from the Solar System.

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