NGC 1528 is an open cluster in the constellation Perseus.
It was discovered by William Herschel in 1790. It is located in the north-eastern part of the constellation, just under 3 degrees north of μ Persei. Less than 1.5° to the southeast is the open cluster NGC 1545 (m = 6.2). The NGC 1528 is clearly visible with 10x50 binoculars. 165 stars are recognised as members of NGC 1528, the brightest of which has apparent magnitude 8.7.
NGC 1528 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Right ascension | 04h 15m 30.72s |
Declination | +51° 13′ 04.8″ |
Distance | 3,110 ± 500 ly (954 ± 154 pc) |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.4 |
Apparent dimensions (V) | 23' |
Physical characteristics | |
Estimated age | 110 Ma |
Other designations | Cr 47 |
Associations | |
Constellation | Perseus |
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