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M34

NGC 1039

Open Star Cluster in Perseus

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Proper Name	None
Messier Number	M34
NGC/IC Number	NGC 1039
Constellation	Perseus
Right Ascension	2h 42m 5s
Declination	+42° 45' 42"
Distance	c.1,700 light years c.500 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +5.2 Absolute: -3.3
Diameter	Apparent: 35' Actual: 17 light years
Number of Stars	c. 2,000
Optimum Visibility	November

The thirty-fourth of Messier's objects lies in the constellation of Perseus, where it borders Andromeda. This is an open star cluster, containing less than one hundred stars, about 1,700 light years away from Earth.

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