Caldwell 14

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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.

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

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Double Cluster catalogDesignation Caldwell 14