Open Clusters
Messier 36, Messier 37, Messier 38
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| Object : | M36 (NGC 1960) and M37 (NGC 2099), M38 (NGC 1912) |
| Coordinates/Direction : | RA: 05h36m, DEC: +34o08' (NGC 1960 at center) |
| Object size : | 12' |
| Apparent magnitude : | 6.3 |
| Distance : | 4340 ly |
| No solar mass : | 7.46e2 |
| Radius : | 7 ly |
| Discovered by : | Giovanni Batista Hodierna, year 1654 |
| Find in constellation : | Auriga |
| More to know : |
Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ Messier_36
https://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ Messier_37
https://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ Messier_38 |
| Lens/telescope : |
Pentacon 50mm f/1.8 (set to f/4.0) |
| Corrector/Barlow : | none |
| Field (FOV) : | 39x27 degree, before cropping |
| Filter : | none |
| camera : | Canon 350D |
| Film/CCD : | RAW, Cr2 |
| Exp. time : | 43 x15 seconds, ISO800 |
| Weather : | clouds |
| Comment : |
| Open Clusters: |
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| name |
no of stars |
distance |
brightest star |
| NGC 1912 (M38) |
160 |
124 pc |
8.0m |
| NGC 1960 (M36) |
50 |
1530 pc |
9.0m |
| NGC 2099 (M37) |
842 |
1343 pc |
11.0m |
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| Stars: |
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| name |
distance |
magnitude |
spectral class |
| Menkalinan |
79.6 ly |
2.1m |
A0 V |
| Capella |
44.7 ly |
0.2m |
G0 III |
| Al Anz |
465.9 ly |
3.5m |
F5 Ia |
| SAO 40233 |
49.4 ly |
4.9m |
G0 V |
| SAO 58636 |
148.3 ly |
2.7m |
A0 |
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