M37 = NGC2099 ( 5h 52.4m +32°33´, 5.6 mag. )
This finest open cluster in Auriga was discovered Hodierna in 1654 and Messier observed it on Sept. 2, 1764. It is located some 4,400 ly away, measures 25 ly across and contains over 500 stars.
M37 (NGC 2099)
open cluster
About 500 stars, some 150 of which shine at magnitude 12.5 or brighter. Magnitude 6.2; diameter 20'; R.A. 05h 49m, Dec. +32° 32' ...
M37 is a galactic cluster of about 150 stars located in the constellation Auriga. It has a diameter of about 200 light-years, making it roughly twice the size as nearby M36.
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M37 (open cluster)
M38 (open cluster)
Auriga was protrayed as a charioteer who was seen carying two to three children on his arm. He was also known as Erechtheus, son of Hephaestus (Called Vulcan by the Romans).
Here lies the next object on our night's viewing list, M37. Nearly as wide as M35, M37 is about 60 percent as bright as it's sibling cluster. This cluster is also called NGC 2099.
At about the zenith in winter sky, a trio of open clusters is bathed in the faint Milky Way of Auriga. They are paralleled M37 (NGC2099), M36 (NGC1960), and M38 (NGC1912) from east to west.
The richest of these three Messier objects is M37. It contains about 150 stars with magnitudes of 12.5 and brighter and about 500 in total. Detailed information about all three Messier objects can be found in the Messier database.
 See also: Cluster, Open, Open Cluster, Star, M36
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