Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Auriga (Aur)  ·  Contains:  HD277971  ·  NGC 1857
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NGC 1857

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NGC 1857

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This open star cluster is located 9,500 light years away in the constellation of Auriga at a declination of +39 degrees.  It is a magnitude 7 cluster of about 150 stars which spans 7 arc-minutes in our apparent view.  This corresponds to a diameter of about 20 light years.

The brightest 4 stars in the image, which make this cluster look interesting, are in the foreground and are not part of the cluster.

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