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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	h Persei
Caldwell Number	Part of C14, the Double Cluster
NGC/IC Number	NGC 869
Other Designations	Collinder 24, Melotte 13
Constellation	Perseus
Right Ascension	2h 19m 0s
Declination	+57° 7' 42"
Distance	c. 7,200 light years c. 2,210 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +5.30 Absolute: -6.41
Diameter	Apparent: 18' Actual: 36 light years
Number of Stars	c. 4,500
Optimum Visibility	November (usually visible from northern latitudes)
Notes	h Persei and Chi Persei together make up the pair of rich open star clusters known collectively as the Double Cluster. h Persei is the closer of the two clusters, which in fact lie some three hundred light years apart, but fall on a close line of sight as seen from Earth.

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