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  • RA: 02:42
  • Dec: +42:47
  • Magnitude: 5.5
  • Distance: 1400 ly
  • Apparent Size:  35 arcmin
  • Constellation:  Perseus

 

  • Scope: 8" SCT at f/6.3
  • Autoguider:  ST-4 in faint mode
  • Sky conditions:  Very clear, cold, and calm, good transparency.
  • Film: Kodak Royal Gold 400
  • Exposure:  30 minutes
  • Date:  December 10, 2001

 

 

 
 
Comments:  This is an intermediate aged open cluster of about 100 stars.  This was an outstanding night with a low in the upper teens.  Had the battery with the heaters, ST-4 and laptop run out of juice later in the evening.