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EntityQ302766· pop 30· linked from 184 articles

open cluster in Perseus

Key facts

Right ascension
02 00 12
Declination
+55 ° 35 ′ 50 ″
Constellation
Perseus

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 744 (also known as C 0155+552) is a small open cluster located in the Perseus constellation containing approximately 140 stars. It was discovered by 19th century English astronomer John Herschel on 28 November 1831. NGC 744 has a visual magnitude of 7.9 and is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 1.50 inches (40mm) or more, and is moving towards the Sun with a radial velocity of -25.47 km/s±0.15. It is located approximately 4478.13 light years, (1373 pc), from the Earth.

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