M35
E531028
M35 is a bright open star cluster located in the constellation Gemini, visible with binoculars or small telescopes.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | open star cluster ⓘ |
| age | ~100 million years ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Collinder 89
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Messier 35 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 2168 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| angularSize | ~28 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 5.1 ⓘ |
| bestSeenIn | dark skies ⓘ |
| bestViewingHemisphere | Northern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestViewingSeason | winter ⓘ |
| catalogCode | M35 ⓘ |
| clusterType | rich open cluster ⓘ |
| containsHundredsOfStars | true ⓘ |
| containsObject | NGC 2158 (nearby in same field of view) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declination | +24° 20′ ⓘ |
| discoverer | Philippe Loys de Chéseaux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1745 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
~2800 light-years
ⓘ
~860 parsecs ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude | +2.2° (approximate) ⓘ |
| galacticLongitude | 186° (approximate) ⓘ |
| hasApproximateRadius | ~11 light-years ⓘ |
| hasColor | predominantly blue-white stars ⓘ |
| hasCoreRadius | ~3 light-years (approximate) ⓘ |
| hasIntegratedSpectralType | approximately B-type dominated ⓘ |
| hasMass | several thousand solar masses (approximate) ⓘ |
| hasMetallicity | slightly sub-solar (approximate) ⓘ |
| hasStellarPopulation | main-sequence stars ⓘ |
| hasTrumplerClassification | III 3 r ⓘ |
| includedInCatalog | Messier catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isGravitationallyBound | true ⓘ |
| isIncludedIn | Collinder catalogue (Cr 89) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPopularTargetFor | astrophotography ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Orion Arm of the Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Gemini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | NGC 2158 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedBy |
amateur astronomers
ⓘ
professional astronomers ⓘ |
| observedFrom | Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Milky Way galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 06h 09m ⓘ |
| skyLocationDescription | near the feet of Gemini (near Eta Geminorum) ⓘ |
| visibleToNakedEye | barely under very dark skies ⓘ |
| visibleWith |
binoculars
ⓘ
small telescope ⓘ |
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