NGC 2158

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NGC 2158

NGC 2158 to the lower right of M35
Credit: 2MASS/NASA
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Gemini
Right ascension 06h 07m 25s[1]
Declination +24° 05.8[1]
Distance 11,000+ ly
Apparent magnitude (V) 8.6[1]
Apparent dimensions (V) 5 arcmin
Physical characteristics
Estimated age 1 billion yrs
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

NGC 2158 is an open cluster in the constellation of Gemini. It is located southwest of open cluster Messier 35, and is believed to be just over 1 billion years old.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "SIMBAD Astronomical Database". Results for NGC 2158. Retrieved 2010-08-31. 

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