Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Perseus (Per)  ·  Contains:  10 Per  ·  5 Per  ·  7 Per)  ·  7 chi Per  ·  8 Per  ·  9 Per  ·  9 i Per  ·  B201  ·  Double cluster  ·  HD13135  ·  HD13292  ·  HD13331  ·  HD13338  ·  HD13370  ·  HD13391  ·  HD13403  ·  HD13493  ·  HD13506  ·  HD13543  ·  HD13620  ·  HD13635  ·  HD13658  ·  HD13659  ·  HD13716  ·  HD13744  ·  HD13758  ·  HD13772  ·  HD13784  ·  HD13824  ·  HD13831  ·  And 109 more.
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h and χ Persei, Thilo
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h and χ Persei

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h and χ Persei

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The h Persei and χ (chi) Persei double cluster (also known as Caldwell 14) consists of the open clusters NGC 869 and NGC 884, 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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