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15 relations: Astronomy & Astrophysics, Caldwell catalogue, Cambridge University Press, Cassiopeia (constellation), Double Cluster, Epoch (astronomy), Hipparchus, Light-year, Milky Way, New General Catalogue, NGC 869, Open cluster, Parsec, Perseus (constellation), Perseus OB1.
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Astronomy & Astrophysics is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering theoretical, observational, and instrumental astronomy and astrophysics.
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Caldwell catalogue
The Caldwell Catalogue is an astronomical catalogue of 109 star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies for observation by amateur astronomers.
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Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press (CUP) is the publishing business of the University of Cambridge.
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Cassiopeia (constellation)
Cassiopeia is a constellation in the northern sky, named after the vain queen Cassiopeia in Greek mythology, who boasted about her unrivalled beauty.
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Double Cluster
The Double Cluster (also known as Caldwell 14) is the common name for the open clusters NGC 869 and NGC 884 (often designated h Persei and χ Persei, respectively), which are close together in the constellation Perseus.
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Epoch (astronomy)
In astronomy, an epoch is a moment in time used as a reference point for some time-varying astronomical quantity, such as the celestial coordinates or elliptical orbital elements of a celestial body, because these are subject to perturbations and vary with time.
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Hipparchus
Hipparchus of Nicaea (Ἵππαρχος, Hipparkhos) was a Greek astronomer, geographer, and mathematician.
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Light-year
The light-year is a unit of length used to express astronomical distances and measures about 9.5 trillion kilometres or 5.9 trillion miles.
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Milky Way
The Milky Way is the galaxy that contains our Solar System.
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New General Catalogue
The New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars (abbreviated as NGC) is a catalogue of deep-sky objects compiled by John Louis Emil Dreyer in 1888.
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NGC 869
NGC 869 is an open cluster located 7600 light years away in the constellation of Perseus.
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Open cluster
An open cluster is a group of up to a few thousand stars that were formed from the same giant molecular cloud and have roughly the same age.
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Parsec
The parsec (symbol: pc) is a unit of length used to measure large distances to astronomical objects outside the Solar System.
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Perseus (constellation)
Perseus is a constellation in the northern sky, being named after the Greek mythological hero Perseus.
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Perseus OB1
Perseus OB1 is a OB association in the Northern Celestial Hemisphere in the constellation Perseus.
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