Messier 37
Object
Cross Reference
Common Name
Object Type
Constellation
English Name
M37
NGC 2099 / Cr 75
The Salt and Pepper Cluster
OC (Open Cluster)
Auriga (Aur)
The Charioteer
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DEC
Size
Magnitude
Morphology
Distance
Extends
Age
05h 52m 18s
+32° 33′ 11″
15.0′
+5.6v
Trumpler II1r
3,600 ly
24 ly
300 million years
Location
Mount
Telescope
Type
Camera / CCD
Filter
Milton Keynes, UK
Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6GT
Atlair Astro Lightwave
66ED-R refractor
Canon EOS 700D
Luminance (Lum)
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Notes – Messier 37
-Â M37, NGC 2099, Collinder 75 (Cr 75), The Salt and Pepper Cluster
-Â around 150 stars
-Â detached, weak concentration of stars
-Â small range in brightness
-Â has a dark area near centre
-Â magnificent object
-Â binary in centre (Sei 417)
-Â 21 white dwarfs (WDs) in the direction of the young, rich open cluster
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Notable features
-Â binary in centre (Sei 417)
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