Object of the Season (Autumn 2014)

M 35, NGC 2158 and IC2157 in Gemini

The chain of open clusters M 35, NGC 2158 and IC2157 in Gemini was announced in DSO 165, and the results will be published in DSO 167.

M35/NGC2158/IC2157 in Gemini

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Data for the autumn 2014 objects of the season.
Data M 35 NGC 2158 IC 2157
Position (2000) 06 09.0 +24 21 (Gem) 06 07 25.6 +24 05 46 (Gem) 06 04 49.8 +24 03 21 (Gem)
Visual magnitude 5.1 8.6 8.4
Type III2m II3r III2p
Size 25' 5' 5'
Distance 2800 ly 16000 ly 6700 ly
Other designations h 377, GC 1360, NGC 2168, Melotte 41, Collinder 82, Lund 207, OCL 466 VI 17, h 375, GC 1351, Melotte 40, Collinder 81, Lund 206, Raab 30, OCL 468 OCL 465, Collinder 80, Trumpler 4

Wolfgang Steinicke - Nebulae and Clusters Section Director