Messier 36

Messier 36 (also known as NGC 1960) is one of the three open clusters in the winter constellation Auriga. His brightness is like 6.0, its angular extension 12 '.

In binoculars 10 × 50 it shows a cloud with 10-15 stars 9 - 10th Size, in a 20-cm reflecting telescope over 60, but less than its neighbors M37 and M38. Overall, it should cover almost 200 stars.

Declination Radial velocity Light-year Giovanni Battista Hodierna 1654 Messier object New General Catalogue Messier 35 Messier 37 List of NGC objects NGC 1943 NGC 1977
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