| M35 |
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| NGC 2168 | |||||||||||
| Type: | Open Cluster | ||||||||||
| Constellation: | Gemini | ||||||||||
| Magnitude: | 5.5 | ||||||||||
| Size: | 28.0' | ||||||||||
| RA-Dec: | 6h 8.9m - 24 20 | ||||||||||
| Difficulty: | E | E=easy, T=tough, C=challenging | |||||||||
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| A large and bright open cluster. This gathering of several hundred stars is a glorious sight in binoculars and small telescopes, forming a myriad of loops and lines. The fainter open cluster NGC 2158 is a mere ½° distant and provides good contrast with M35. | |||||||||||
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