C14 · open cluster
Double Cluster (h Persei)
NGC 869 is an open cluster located around 7,460 light years away in the constellation of Perseus.
RA02h 18m 58sDec+57° 07' 01"
Identity & coordinates
Identification
- Primary designation
- C14
- All designations
- C14 · NGC 869 · Double Cluster (h Persei)
- Object type
- Open Cluster
- Constellation
- Perseus
- Best viewing
- Autumn · Winter
Coordinates & physical
- Right ascension (J2000)
- 02h 18m 58s
- Declination (J2000)
- +57° 07' 01"
- Apparent magnitude (V)
- —
- Distance
- —
Visibility tonight
The science
NGC 869 is an open cluster located around 7,460 light years away in the constellation of Perseus. The cluster is around 14 million years old. It is the west component of the Double Cluster with NGC 884.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia · CC-BY-SA-4.0
References
- SIMBAD Not resolved
- NED Fetched May 8, 2026 View in NED ↗
- Wikipedia Fetched May 8, 2026 Read full article ↗
Wikipedia title resolved via designation — fell back to an alternate catalog designation.
1 merge conflict resolved
- coordinates: SIMBAD missing → NED used