NGC 2158

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NGC 2158 is an open cluster of stars in the constellation of Gemini. Alternatively, it may be identified as OCL 468, Lund 206 or Melotte 40. This cluster is located around 11,000 light years (3600 ±400 pc) from Earth. It is about 2 billion years old, making it an intermediate age cluster.

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Image: Two Micron All Sky Survey project, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.