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DEEP SKY OBJECTS M36 TO M40 |
Messier Number: M36
NGC Number: NGC 1960
Object Type: Open Cluster
Distance in Light Years: 4,100
Constellation: Auriga
Apparent Magnitude: 6.0
The M36 open cluster in Auriga has a magnitude of 6.0 and a distance of 4,100 light years. This cluster has at least 60 member stars and is thought to be about
25 million years old.
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Messier Number: M37
NGC Number: NGC 2099
Object Type: Open Cluster
Distance in Light Years: 4,400
Constellation: Auriga
Apparent Magnitude: 5.6
M37 is the brightest of three open clusters in southern Auriga. It has a distance of 4,400 light years, over 500 stars and an estimated age
of 300 million years.
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Messier Number: M38
NGC Number: NGC 1912
Object Type: Open Cluster
Distance in Light Years: 4,200
Constellation: Auriga
Apparent Magnitude: 6.4
M38 is the third open cluster in Auriga at 6.4 magnitude. This cluster has a distance of 4,200 light years and is about 220 million years old.
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Messier Number: M39
NGC Number: NGC 7092
Object Type: Open Cluster
Distance in Light Years: 300
Constellation: Cygnus
Apparent Magnitude: 4.6
M39 is a large and loose open cluster in Cygnus at 4.6 magnitude. Its distance is just 300 light years and age is about 250 million years.
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Messier Number: M40
Common Name: Winnecke 4
Object Type: Double Star WNC4
Distance in Light Years: 510
Constellation: Ursa Major
Apparent Magnitude: 8.4
An unusual Messier object, catalogued when Messier was searching for a nebula in the area, M40 is a double star in Ursa Major at 8.4 magnitude.
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