Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Gemini (Gem)  ·  Contains:  M 35  ·  NGC 2158  ·  NGC 2168  ·  The star 3 Gem  ·  The star 5 Gem  ·  The star 6 Gem  ·  The star 8 Gem  ·  The star 9 Gem
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M35, Michael J. Mangieri
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M35, also known as NGC 2168 or the Shoe-Buckle Cluster, is a relatively close open cluster of stars located in the constellation Gemini. It lies approximately 2,970 light-years away from Earth. Directly above in this image is NGC 2158  which, although looks like a globular cluster, recent data shows it to be a very compact open cluster, with a radius of 8 light years and an estimated age of around 2 billion years. It lies approximately 14,700 light-years away from us, far beyond the nearby M35 cluster.

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M35, Michael J. Mangieri