Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Gemini (Gem)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2158
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NGC 2158, John Bozeman
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NGC 2158

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NGC 2158

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NGC 2158 is an open cluster in the constellation of Gemini. It is, in angle, immediately southwest of open cluster Messier 35, and is believed to be about 2 billion years old. The two clusters are unrelated, as the subject is around 9,000 light years further away. Once thought to be a globular cluster, it is now known to be an intermediate-age, metal-poor open cluster that is a member of the old thin disk population. It lies 11000 light years from Earth.



Two panel mosaic from SDSS DR12 Science Archive Server (SAS)


Data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.

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Red - r
Green - g
Blue - g

Processed with PixInsight and Photoshop 2023.

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NGC 2158, John Bozeman