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M37 Globular Custer, Rick Laird
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M37 Globular Custer

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M37 Globular Custer

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Messier 37 (M37) is an open cluster in the constellation Auriga. M37 lies in the direction opposite the galactic center when seen from Earth. It is between 347 and 550 million years old and contains at least 12 evolved red giant stars. The hottest main sequence star in the cluster has the stellar classification B9 V. It contains more than 500 confirmed members, of which over 150 stars are brighter than magnitude 12.5

Messier 37 was discovered by the Italian astronomer Giovanni Battista Hodierna before 1654

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M37 Globular Custer, Rick Laird

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Messier Catalog