Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Gemini (Gem)  ·  Contains:  5 Gem  ·  M 35  ·  NGC 2158  ·  NGC 2168  ·  The star 5Gem
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M35 and NGC2158, Gabe Shaughnessy
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M35 and NGC2158

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M35 and NGC2158, Gabe Shaughnessy
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M35 and NGC2158

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Messier 35 is an open star cluster that lies 3870 light years away in the constellation Gemini. It is 11 light years wide and it formed around 175 million years ago. To the upper left is the much older open cluster NGC2518 and lies around 13000 light years away. Its age is estimated to be around 2 billion years.

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