Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Perseus (Per)  ·  Contains:  38 omi Per  ·  42 n Per  ·  Atik  ·  B3  ·  B4  ·  B5  ·  IC 348  ·  LBN 601  ·  LBN 749  ·  LBN 758  ·  LDN 1468  ·  LDN 1470  ·  LDN 1471  ·  The star 42Per  ·  The star οPer  ·  omi Per Cloud
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IC 348, Darius Kopriva
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IC 348

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IC 348

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IC 348 is a star-forming region in the constellation Perseus located about 315 parsecs from the Sun. It consists of nebulosity and an associated 2-million-year-old cluster of roughly 400 stars within an angular diameter of 20″. The most massive stars in the cluster are the binary star system BD+31°643, which has a combined spectral class of B5.

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IC 348, Darius Kopriva

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Dark Nebula
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