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  2. Messier 38 - Wikipedia

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    Messier 38 or M38, also known as NGC 1912 or Starfish Cluster, [4] is an open cluster of stars in the constellation of Auriga. It was discovered by Giovanni Batista Hodierna before 1654 and independently found by Le Gentil in 1749. The open clusters M36 and M37, also discovered by Hodierna, are often grouped together with M38. [5]

  3. List of largest star clusters - Wikipedia

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    Globular cluster: Nearest globular cluster to the Earth. Also the first globular cluster known to have exoplanets (PSR B1620-26b) Messier 12: 74.4 [28] Messier 70: 68 [29] NGC 290: 66 [30] Open cluster: Messier 28: 60 [31] Globular cluster: Messier 18: 52.4 [32] Open cluster: The following notable star clusters are listed for the purpose of ...

  4. Messier object - Wikipedia

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    The Messier catalogue comprises nearly all of the most spectacular examples of the five types of deep-sky object – diffuse nebulae, planetary nebulae, open clusters, globular clusters, and galaxies – visible from European latitudes. Furthermore, almost all of the Messier objects are among the closest to Earth in their respective classes ...

  5. NGC 1907 - Wikipedia

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    NGC 1907 is located just to the right of Messier 38 which is located in the far left corner ... NGC 1907 is an open star cluster around 4,500 light years from Earth ...

  6. Messier 37 - Wikipedia

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    Messier 37 (also known as M37, NGC 2099, or the Salt and Pepper Cluster) is the brightest and richest open cluster in the constellation Auriga. It was discovered by the Italian astronomer Giovanni Battista Hodierna before 1654. M37 was missed by French astronomer Guillaume Le Gentil when he rediscovered M36 and M38 in 1749.

  7. Messier 34 - Wikipedia

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    Messier described it as, "A cluster of small stars a little below the parallel of γ (Andromedae). In an ordinary telescope of 3 feet one can distinguish the stars." [3] Based on the distance modulus of 8.38, it is about 470 parsecs (1,500 ly) away. [2] For stars ranging from 0.12 to 1 solar mass (M ☉), the cluster has about 400. [5]

  8. Beehive Cluster - Wikipedia

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    The Beehive Cluster (also known as Praesepe (Latin for "manger", "cot" or "crib"), M44, NGC 2632, or Cr 189), is an open cluster in the constellation Cancer. One of the nearest open clusters to Earth, it contains a larger population of stars than other nearby bright open clusters holding around 1,000 stars.

  9. Messier 35 - Wikipedia

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    Messier 35 or M35, also known as NGC 2168 or the Shoe-Buckle Cluster, is a relatively close open cluster of stars in the west of Gemini, at about the declination of the Sun when the latter is at June solstice. [a] It was discovered by Philippe Loys de Chéseaux around 1745 and independently discovered by John Bevis before 1750. [3]