General information
Open Cluster NGC869 has the magnitude of 5 and is placed in Perseus constellation. The cluster's apparent sizes are 30 angular minutes.
Having high brightness and large apparent size, cluster is available for observations through a pair of binoculars or small telescope.
Information for observations
2024-04-20 cluster NGC869 will be visible all night. At 21:55 the object will be placed at northwest, 13° above your horizon, and will be observable until around 05:06 when fade from view as dawn breaks northeast. Maximum elevation, 21° above horizon, will be reached at 05:05, when cluster will be placed at northeast.
h Per Cluster (NGC869) on the sky map
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Object type | Open Cluster |
Alternative names | h Per Cluster, h Persei Cluster |
Constellation | Perseus |
Magnitude | 5 |
Apparent size | 30' |
Right ascension | 2h 19m 0s |
Declination | 57° 7′ 42″ |
Catalogues
Messier |
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New General Catalogue (NGC) | NGC869 |
International Catalogue (IC) |
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Nearest objects with greater magnitude |
| Object type | Magnitude |
H IV 4 | Double Star | 3.76 |
H VI 21 | Double Star | 3.76 |