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Proper Name	Omicron Persei Cluster (associated with the Omicron Persei Cloud)
Messier Number	None
NGC/IC Number	IC 348
Other Designations	Gingrich 1, Collinder 41
Constellation	Perseus
Right Ascension	3h 44m 31s
Declination	+32° 10' 2"
Distance	c. 1,030 light years c. 317 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +7.30 Absolute: -0.20
Diameter	Apparent: 8.0' Actual: 2.4 light years
Optimum Visibility	November / December
Notes	A cluster of young stars and other stellar objects such as brown dwarfs, which is only a matter of a few million years old. It lies within the more extensive Omicron Persei Cloud, and the nebulous material surrounding its young stars is illuminated by the nearby bright star Omicron Persei.

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