Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Perseus (Per)  ·  Contains:  7 Per)  ·  NGC 869  ·  NGC 884  ·  The star Misam al Thurayya I (χ Per  ·  chi Persei Cluster  ·  h Persei Cluster
C14 Double Open Cluster, Mike Calhoun
C14 Double Open Cluster
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C14 Double Open Cluster

C14 Double Open Cluster, Mike Calhoun
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C14 Double Open Cluster

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The Double Cluster (also known as Caldwell 14) consists of the open clusters NGC 869 and NGC 884 (often designated h Persei and χ (chi) Persei, respectively), which are close together in the constellation Perseus. Both visible with the naked eye, NGC 869 and NGC 884 lie at a distance of about 7,500 light years in the Perseus Arm of the Milky Way galaxy.

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C14 Double Open Cluster, Mike Calhoun

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