The Perseus Double Cluster (Caldwell 14)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , the Perseus Double Cluster is visible all night. It will become visible at around 17:26 (EST), 46° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:31, 23° above your north-western horizon.

Name The Perseus Double Cluster (Caldwell 14)
Object type Open cluster
Comprised of NGC869
NGC884
Other names
The Perseus Double Cluster
The Double Cluster
C 14[1]
Position
Right ascension:02h20m [1]
Declination:+57°08' [1]
Constellation:Perseus
Magnitude:4.30 (V) [1]
Events
26 Oct 2024  –  The Perseus Double Cluster is well placed
26 Oct 2025  –  The Perseus Double Cluster is well placed
26 Oct 2026  –  The Perseus Double Cluster is well placed
27 Oct 2027  –  The Perseus Double Cluster is well placed
26 Oct 2028  –  The Perseus Double Cluster is well placed
26 Oct 2029  –  The Perseus Double Cluster is well placed
26 Oct 2030  –  The Perseus Double Cluster is well placed
27 Oct 2031  –  The Perseus Double Cluster is well placed

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