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The "Double cluster of Perseus" is made up of a pair of open clusters: h + χ Persei or ngc884 and ngc869. They are external to the galactic plane and were born from the same giant cloud of gas, but still internal to the Milky Way. They sit in the Arm of Perseus, an outermost spiral branch of our Galaxy and immediately following the Arm of Orion (where our solar system resides). Both are young clusters, aged between 3 and 6 million years, and distant from each other. about 800 light years; the fact that they are so clearly visible even from a great distance (our solar system is about 7000 light-years from them) is an indication of a great real brightness, as well as their size, estimated around 70 light-years in diameter for both objects. Ngc 869 is mag 5.3 and contains about 200 stars, while NGC 884 is mag 6.1 contains about 120. The brightest stars in the Double Cluster are around mag 7.

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