Caldwell 14
E459045
Caldwell 14 is an open star cluster in the constellation Perseus, forming part of the famous Double Cluster visible to the naked eye in dark skies.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
deep-sky object
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open star cluster ⓘ |
| age | about 13 million years ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
NGC 869
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h Persei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| angularSize | 30 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 5.3 ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Caldwell catalogue of 109 objects
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NGC catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateStarCount | several hundred stars ⓘ |
| bestObservedWith |
binoculars
ⓘ
small telescope ⓘ |
| bestSeenInMonth | November ⓘ |
| canBeSeenFrom | mid-northern latitudes ⓘ |
| catalog |
Caldwell catalogue
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New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogCode | C14 ⓘ |
| contains | many hot blue stars ⓘ |
| declination | +57° 09′ ⓘ |
| discoverer |
Hipparchus
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possibly known since antiquity ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
about 2300 parsecs
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about 7500 light-years ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude | about -4 degrees ⓘ |
| galacticLongitude | about 135 degrees ⓘ |
| hasCompanionCluster |
Caldwell 13
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ⓘ
NGC 884 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hemisphere | northern sky ⓘ |
| liesNear | Milky Way plane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Milky Way
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Perseus Arm of the Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Perseus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being part of the Double Cluster
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rich stellar population ⓘ |
| observedInWavelength |
infrared
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optical ⓘ |
| observingDifficulty | easy ⓘ |
| partOf | Double Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 02h 19m ⓘ |
| separationAngularDistance | about 30 arcminutes ⓘ |
| separationFrom |
Caldwell 13
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NGC 884 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| skyRegion | Perseus OB association region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spectralTypeDominant | B-type stars ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Northern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visibleToNakedEye | yes ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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