Description
Overview:
The Messier Object M38 is a Open Cluster discovered by Giovanni Batista Giovanni Battista Hodierna before 1654.
It has an angular size of 21 arc minutes.
Location:
M38 is located inside the constellation Auriga at RA
05 28.7 and Declination 35 50.
It is 4,200 light years from the planet Earth making it the 27th furthest Messier Object from Earth.
Brightness:
In relation to other Messier Objects, M38 is a relatively bright deep space object
with a brightness rating of 7.4.
