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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:open_cluster
gptkb:star
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gptkbp:age
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approximately 500 million years
approximately 400 million years
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gptkbp:apparent_magnitude
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6.2
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gptkbp:associated_nebulae
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none known
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gptkbp:contains_star
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about 500
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gptkbp:coordinates
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l=180.0°, b=+0.0°
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gptkbp:declination
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+32° 33′ 00″
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gptkbp:discovered_by
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gptkb:Jean-Marie_Méchain
gptkb:John_Herschel
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gptkbp:discovery_year
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gptkb:1764
1833
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gptkbp:distance_from_earth
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approximately 4,500 light years
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gptkbp:exhibition
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gptkb:Messier_catalogue
gptkb:Messier_catalog
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gptkbp:first_catalogued_by
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gptkb:Charles_Messier
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gptkbp:has_color
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0.65
B-V = 0.5
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gptkbp:has_spectral_type
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various types
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Messier 37
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gptkbp:is_observed_in
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gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
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gptkbp:is_visible_from
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best seen in winter months
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gptkbp:known_as
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NGC 2099
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gptkbp:located_in
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constellation Auriga
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gptkbp:notable_person
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NGC 2099
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gptkbp:observational_equipment
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binoculars or small telescope
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gptkbp:right_ascension
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05h 52m 00s
05h 52m 18s
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:open_cluster
Galactic open cluster
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Auriga
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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