Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Perseus (Per)  ·  Contains:  38 omi Per  ·  Atik  ·  B3  ·  B4  ·  IC 348  ·  The star οPer  ·  omi Per Cloud
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IC 348 and B3/4, Larry S
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IC 348 and B3/4

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IC 348 and B3/4

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IC 348 (also known as IC 1985) is a 2 million year old open star cluster surrounded by the reflection nebula vdB 19 (also known as Cederblad 20), located 890 light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Perseus.

The light from the roughly 400 stars in the cluster is scattered by clouds of dust in the star-forming region, producing the reflection nebula. The cluster’s brightest members are hot, bright bluish Main Sequence stars.

IC 348 and the dark nebulas Barnard (B) 3 and 4 are embedded in the star-forming region called the Perseus OB2 molecular cloud.

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IC 348 and B3/4, Larry S

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