Deep sky · Open cluster in Gemini · M 35 · NGC 2168
M 35
Shoe-Buckle Cluster
A rich cluster at Castor’s foot, with a much older, farther cluster, NGC 2158, in the same telescope field.
- Type
- Open cluster
- Designations
- M 35 · NGC 2168
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.1
- Apparent size
- 25′
- Position (J2000)
- RA 6h 09m · Dec +24° 20′
Look for
Binoculars show a round, grainy glow. It is a good example of how open clusters differ in age: M 35 is about 150 million years old, NGC 2158 more than a billion.