NGC 884

χ Persei ( Chi Persei, also known as NGC 884 ) is a 6.1 like bright cluster with an angular extent of 30 ' in the constellation Perseus. Chi Persei is right next to h Persei and can be seen with the naked eye as a faint patch of fog.

Chi Persei was discovered in 130 BC by the Greek astronomer Hipparchus.

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