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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 6038. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Stars, Stellar Populations And Star Clusters

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M38 is the faintest of the three open clusters in Auriga. It forms a distinctive π- or cross-shape and contains approximately 150 stars. Of these, only one is a yellow giant and the age of the cluster has been estimated at about 220 million years. Because of this age and its proper motion it has been suggested that this cluster is in a binary association with the open cluster NGC 1907 but this ha...

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