Messier 36 or M36, also known as NGC 1960 or the Pinwheel Cluster, is an open cluster of stars in the somewhat northern Auriga constellation. It was discovered by Giovanni Batista Hodierna before 1654, who described it as a nebulous patch. [5]

2015年4月30日 · Messier 36 (M36), also known as the Pinwheel Cluster, is an open cluster located in the northern constellation Auriga, the Charioteer. The cluster occupies an area of 12 arc minutes in the sky, corresponding to a linear extension of 14 light years. It has an apparent magnitude of 6.3 and lies at a distance of 4,100 light years from Earth.

M36（也称为NGC 1960、梅西耶M36）是位于御夫座南部三个明亮的疏散星团的其中之一（另外的是M37、M38），在北半球可见，也是位于银河系盘面的众多疏散星团中的一员。 使用双筒望远镜很容易观测到M36，它看上去都相当圆，呈星云状。 M36相较M37和M38结构最为简单，也是直径最小的一个 (12弧分)。

Pinwheel Cluster Messier 36 & Holoea (IRAS 05327+3404) Messier 36: Section of the STScI Digitized Sky Survey Messier 36. M 36 is the first of the three bright Messier star clusters in the constellation Auriga. The other two are M 37 and M 38. It was discovered in 1654 by Giovanni Hodierna and then again in 1749 by Guillaume Le Gentil.

Messier 36 (M36, NGC1960) is a open star cluster that has a distance from Earth of 4,100.00 light years. It can be found in the constellation of Auriga. It was discovered in 1654 by Giovanni Batista Hodierna.

Located in the Auriga Constellation, roughly 4000 light years from Earth, is the open star cluster known as Messier 36 (aka. the Pinwheel Cluster)

Messier 36 (NGC 1960), also known as the Pinwheel Cluster, is an open cluster located in the constellation Auriga, in the Perseus Arm of the Milky Way Galaxy in the Local Group of galaxies. M36 is 4300 light years away from Earth. M36 is best viewed during winter, is magnitude 6.3, and can be viewed with binoculars. M36 is 10' in apparent size.

Messier 36 is a beautiful example of an open star cluster, offering amateur astronomers a glimpse into the dynamic and youthful stages of stellar evolution. Located in the constellation of Auriga, it is best observed in the winter months, where it can be found nestled among the stars with the help of a telescope.

Messier 36 or M36 (also designated NGC 1960) is an open cluster in the constellation Auriga. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 6.3 and its angular diameter is 12 arc-minutes. M36 lies at an estimated distance of 4100 light years. The Equinox 2000 coordinates are RA= 5h 36.1m, Dec= +34° 08´ which makes M36 best seen during the winter.

Image details: Exposure times of 66 minutes luminance and 15 minutes each of red, green, and blue, taken with an SBIG ST-8300M imager and a 14" Meade LX850 telescope at f/6. This page contains an image of Messier 36, an open cluster in the constellation Auriga.