NGC 957

NGC 957 (also known as Collinder 28) is a loosely bound open cluster located in the constellation Perseus. It has an apparent magnitude of 7.6^[1] and an approximate size of 11 arc-minutes. It is young at less than 11 million years old.^[2]

NGC 957
Simulated image of NGC 957
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
Right ascension	02h 33m 21.0s[1]
Declination	+57° 33′ 36″[1]
Distance	5,920 ly (1,815 pc)
Apparent magnitude (V)	7.6
Apparent dimensions (V)	11'
Physical characteristics
Other designations	Cr 28, OCL 362
Associations
Constellation	Perseus
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

Location

Location of NGC 957 in the night sky

NGC 957 lies in north of the celestial equator, and is therefore easier to be seen from the northern hemisphere.^[3]

NGC 957 lies 1.5º WNW of NGC 884, which itself is part of the larger Double Cluster. The stars Gamma Persei and Eta Persei point in the general direction of the open cluster.

See also

• Trumpler 2 - a nearby open cluster