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as of 04/25/2024 11:43 a.m.
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General Info
| Type | Open Cluster |
| Constellation | Auriga |
| Right ascension | 5h52'18.300'' |
| Declination | +32°33'11'' |
| Magnitude | 6.200 |
| Distance | 4,400ly |
| Size | 24 arc min |
| Catalog Designations | NGC2099, M37 |
| Discovered | 1654 Giovanni Hodierna |
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bllape (1611)
Orion XT8
20 points
Orange star in a field of blue stars. very densely packed star field and very large cluster. very faint stars.
Tyler (4830)
10" Dobsonian
20 points
Austin (5562)
Orion 10'' SkyQuest dobsonian
20 points
I observed M37 after M36 and M38. It is similar to M36 in size and brightness but without the interesting features of a background cluster or a nearby companion (or a satellite, for that matter) but with a nice wide FOV eyepiece this triplet of clusters was easy to find.
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