NGC NGC 869/884
Double Cluster
Open Cluster
Perseus
Easy
Pair of bright open clusters visible to the naked eye; classic wide-field target.
Angular size
60′ × 30′
Magnitude
3.7
Best months
Aug-Jan
Constellation
Perseus
Catalog IDs
NGC 869;NGC 884;Caldwell 14
Common aliases
h and chi Persei;h Persei;chi Persei
Recommended telescopes
Explore Scientific
714mm f/7.0 · 102mm aperture
Frames 53% of APS-C FOV