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Alpha Persei Cluster

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open cluster in the constellation Perseus

Wikidata facts

Instance of
open cluster
Named after
Alpha Persei
Constellation
Perseus
Distance from Earth
190
Radius
13.3
Image
Melotte 20.jpg
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catalog code
[KPS2012] MWSC 0274
topic's main category
Category:Alpha Persei Cluster
Commons category
Alpha Persei Cluster
discoverer or inventor
Giovan Battista Hodierna
time of discovery or invention
1654-00-00
apparent magnitude
1.2
right ascension
51.6750
declination
48.8000
radial velocity
-0.29
epoch
J2000.0
metallicity
0.14
parallax
5.718
right ascension component of proper motion
22.929
declination component of proper motion
-25.556
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