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NGC 1342 is an open cluster in the constellation Perseus. It was discovered by William Herschel on 28 December 1799. It is located in the south of the constellation, almost halfway between Algol (β Persei) and ζ Persei, away from the plane of the Milky Way.
- NGC 1342 - Open Cluster in Perseus
- Photometric Information of NGC 1342
- Celestial Coordinates and Finder Chart of NGC 1342
- Rise and Set Times of NGC 1342 from Your Location
NGC 1342 is a Open Cluster in the Perseus constellation. NGC 1342 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. The image below is a photograph of NGC 1342 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the creditssection) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the im...
The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 1342 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, w...
Celestial coordinatesfor the J2000 equinox of NGC 1342 are provided in the following table: The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 1342 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.
Today's NGC 1342 - Open Cluster in Perseus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdomare the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Jan 3, 2020 · The scattered open cluster NGC 1342 shows a dozen bright stars along with a smattering of fainter ones through any small telescope.
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NGC 1342 is an open cluster in the constellation Perseus, at a distance of 1700 to 2170 light-years. NGC 1342 contains 50 to 100 stars and is about 450 millions years old. William Herschel discovered the cluster on December 28th, 1799.
Nov 26, 2015 · This week’s small-telescope target is open cluster NGC 1342 in Perseus. You’ll find it 5.7° west-southwest of magnitude 3.0 Epsilon (ε) Persei. This stellar grouping shines brightly just out of...
Dec 30, 2016 · NGC 1342 is a very impressive open cluster in Perseus characterized with 50 to 100 stars and which are well detached from the background sky and without a concentrated core.
NGC 1342 is an open cluster in the constellation Perseus. It was discovered by William Herschel on 28 December 1799. It is located in the south of the constellation, almost halfway between Algol and ζ Persei, away from the plane of the Milky Way.
