Herschel 70
NGC 2158

Object Type Open Cluster
Constellation Gemini
Magnitude 8.6
Size 5.0' x 5.0'


Combination of 15, 1 minute images unfiltered.
SBIG STL-1001E CCD. 20" f/6.8 Dall-Kirkham cassegrain telescope at prime focus.

Number 70 in the Herschel 400 list is NGC 2158, is a moderately bright and compact cluster of stars in Gemini, visible in the same low-magnification field as the much larger and brighter open cluster, M35.