Double Cluster in Perseus
Acquisition Details
- Date Posted: October 9, 2013
- Resolutions: 800x632 , 800x632 , 200x158
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Description
First recorded by the ancient Greek astronomer and mathematician Hipparchos (inventor of trigonometry) NGC869 is an open cluster in the constellation Perseus 7,600 light-years distant. The young star cluster is ~13 million years old.
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- Fred Herrmann
- October 22, 2015
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