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M37
NGC 2099
Proper Name
  None
Messier Number
  M37
NGC/IC Number
  NGC 2099
Other Designations
  N/A
Constellation
  Auriga
Right Ascension
  5h 52m 24s
Declination
  +32° 33' 00"
Distance
  4,400 light years
  1,350 parsecs
Magnitude
  Apparent: +1.2
  Absolute: -4.3
Diameter
  Apparent: 24' 00"
  Actual: 30 light years
Number of Stars
  150
Optimum Visibility
  December

An open star cluster some 4,400 light years away, in the constellation Auriga.

Location of M37
Messier 37 is one of a complex of open clusters, all more than 4,000 light years away in the direction of our Galaxy's outer rim.
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