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Open cluster M35 and NGC 2158 in Gemini

author: J.Lodriguss/Novapix

reference: a-aou21-68006

Image Size 300 DPI: 25 * 17 cm

Open Clusters M35 and NGC 2158 seen in the constellation Gemini. M35 is containing about 200 stars located approximately 2,800 light-years from Earth and estimated to be about 110 million years old. NGC 2158 is visible at bottom right of the image. It is located 4 or 5 times more distant than M35 and is estimated to be about 1 to 1.5 billion years old.

Keywords for this photo:

2006 - ASTRONOMY - GEMINI - M35 - NGC 2158 - NGC 2168 - OPEN CLUSTER - STAR - STAR CLUSTER -