NGC 957 · open cluster
NGC 957
NGC 957 is a loosely bound open cluster located in the constellation Perseus.
RA02h 33m 19sDec+57° 34' 10"
Identity & coordinates
Identification
- Primary designation
- NGC 957
- All designations
- NGC 957
- Object type
- Open Cluster
- Constellation
- Perseus
- Best viewing
- Autumn · Winter
Coordinates & physical
- Right ascension (J2000)
- 02h 33m 19s
- Declination (J2000)
- +57° 34' 10"
- Apparent magnitude (V)
- —
- Distance
- —
Visibility tonight
The science
NGC 957 is a loosely bound open cluster located in the constellation Perseus. It has an apparent magnitude of 7.6 and an approximate size of 11 arc-minutes. It is young at less than 11 million years old.
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 id — the catalog designation was a Wikipedia article title directly.
1 merge conflict resolved
- coordinates: SIMBAD missing → NED used