NGC 381

Open Cluster NGC 381 (= H VIII.64), in Cassiopeia

Right Ascension 01 : 08.3 (h:m)
Declination +61 : 35 (deg:m)
Distance 3.45 (kly)
Visual Brightness 9.3 (mag)
Apparent Dimension 6 (arc min)

Discovered by William Herschel in 1787.

William Herschel found this cluster on November 3, 1787 and cataloged it as H VIII.64. Due to unknown reasons, he mis-identified it with a cluster discovered by his sister Caroline in 1783; however, Caroline had seen another, nearby cluster, which is probably NGC 189, according to Hoskin (2005).

  • Jean-Claude Mermilliod's WEBDA cluster page for NGC 381
  • SIMBAD Data of NGC 381
  • Publications on NGC 381 (NASA ADS)
  • Observing Reports for NGC 381 (IAAC Netastrocatalog)
  • NGC Online data for NGC 381

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