Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Perseus (Per)  ·  Contains:  Double cluster  ·  NGC 869  ·  NGC 884
NGC 869 & 884 Double Cluster, Gebhard Maurer
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NGC 869 & 884 Double Cluster

NGC 869 & 884 Double Cluster, Gebhard Maurer
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NGC 869 & 884 Double Cluster

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NGC 884 is an open cluster located 7600 light years away in the constellation of Perseus. It is the easternmost of the Double Cluster with NGC 869. The cluster is most likely around 12.5 million years old. Located in the Perseus OB1 association, both clusters are located physically close to one another, only a few hundred light years apart. The clusters were first recorded by Hipparchus, but have likely been known since antiquity.

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NGC 869 & 884 Double Cluster, Gebhard Maurer