Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Gemini (Gem)  ·  Contains:  5 Gem  ·  M 35  ·  NGC 2158  ·  NGC 2168  ·  The star 5Gem
M35, Gebhard Maurer
Powered byPixInsight

M35

M35, Gebhard Maurer
Powered byPixInsight

M35

Equipment

Loading...

Acquisition details

Loading...

Description

Messier 35 or M35, also known as NGC 2168, is an open cluster of stars in the northern constellation of Gemini. It was discovered by Philippe Loys de Chéseaux around 1745 and independently discovered by John Bevis before 1750. The cluster is scattered over an area of the sky almost the size of the full moon and is located 3,870 light-years (1,186 parsecs) from Earth. The compact open cluster NGC 2158 lies directly southwest of M35.

Comments

Sky plot

Sky plot

Histogram

M35, Gebhard Maurer