M37: Rise, Set, Nighttime Path
![M37](https://sky-tonight.com/image/card/nebula/M37/M37.png)
M37 Daily Motion
M37 will become visible in August, 4. After being too close to the Sun to observe, it will reappear in the night sky. Starting from August, 4, M37 can be seen again, providing a good opportunity for observation.
M37 Rise and Set Timetable
Time | Elevation | |
M37 Rise | 02:53 | |
Astrosession begin | 04:45 | 17° |
Astrosession end | 05:17 | 23° |
Civil sunrise | 05:55 | 30° |
Sunrise | 06:27 | 36° |
M37 transit | 11:01 | 83° |
M37 Sky Tracker Map
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M37 - Open Cluster
M37 is an open cluster located in the constellation Auriga. It was discovered by Giovanni Battista Hodierna before 1654 and independently by Charles Messier in 1764. The cluster is the richest and brightest of the three open clusters in Auriga (M36, M37, and M38).
M37 spans about 20 light-years across and contains around 500 stars. The cluster is approximately 4,500 light-years away from Earth and has an apparent magnitude of 6.2, making it visible with binoculars or a small telescope.
M37 Image Gallery
DSS Blue
![M37 photo taken with blue filter](https://sky-tonight.com/images/nebulae/256/dss_blue/M37.webp)
DSS Red
![M37 photo taken with red filter](https://sky-tonight.com/images/nebulae/256/dss_red/M37.webp)
DSS Near-Infrared
![M37 photo taken with Near-Infrared filter](https://sky-tonight.com/images/nebulae/256/dss_nir/M37.webp)
DSS Composite image
![M37 color image](https://sky-tonight.com/images/nebulae/256/dss_color/M37.webp)
The photos are taken from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2), which was produced at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) under NASA contract, using data from the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), the European Southern Observatory (ESO), and the National Geographic Society-Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS II).
Special thanks to the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, and the California Institute of Technology for their significant contributions.
Finder Chart for M37
Object name | M37 |
Field of view | |
Limiting magnitude | |
M37 coordinates | 5.87176, 32.553 |
Center coordinates | 5.87176, 32.553 |
M37 Passage Through Night
Current position of M37
Time | 04:45 |
Latitude | 39.9625 |
Longitude | -83.0061 |
M37 elevation | 17° |
M37 Azimuth | -62° |
Annual motion of M37
Date | Sun, 28 July 2024 |
Twighlight start | 22:36 |
Twighlight end | 04:31 |
Twighlight duration | 6h 55m |
Rise | 02:49 |
Set | 19:05 |
Elevation at transit | 83° |
Transit time | 10:57 |
Equatorial coordinate | RA: 05h 52m 18s, Dec: 32° 33' 10" |
Magnitude | 6 |
Constellation | Auriga |