Messier 38
Object
Cross Reference
Common Name
Object Type
Constellation
English Name
M38
NGC 1912 / Cr 67
The Starfish Cluster
OC (Open Cluster)
Auriga (Aur)
The Charioteer
RE
DEC
Size
Magnitude
Morphology
Distance
Extends
Age
05h 28m 43s
+35° 51′ 18″
15.0′
+6.4v
Trumpler II2r
2,800 ly
16 ly
220 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 38
-Â M38, NGC 1912, Collinder 67 (Cr 67), The Starfish Cluster
-Â around 100 stars
-Â detached, no concentration of stars
-Â moderate range in brightness
-Â very large and bright
-Â of square shape, and contains no nebulosity
-Â noble cluster arranged as an oblique cross, with a pair of larger stars in each arm
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Notable features
-Â neighbour object; NGC 1907 (Open Cluster)
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