IC 348

IC 348
IC 348
	Hubble image of IC 348 and its surroundings.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Right ascension	03h 44m 34s
Declination	+32° 09.8′
Distance	1,028 ly (315 pc)
Apparent magnitude (V)	7.3
Physical characteristics
Estimated age	2 million years
Other designations	C 0341+321, Collinder 41
Associations
Constellation	Perseus
	See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

IC 348 is a star-forming region in the constellation Perseus located about 1,000 light years from the Sun. It consists of nebulosity and an associated 2-million-year-old cluster of roughly 400 stars within an angular diameter of 20″. The most massive stars in the cluster are the binary star system BD+31°643, which has a combined spectral class of B5.^[3] Based upon infrared observations using the Spitzer Space Telescope, about half of the stars in the cluster have a circumstellar disk, of which 60% are thick or primordial disks.^[4]

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