Herschel 54
NGC 1545

Object Type Open Cluster
Constellation Perseus
Magnitude 6.2
Size 12.0' x 12.0'


Combination of 15, 1 minute images unfiltered.
SBIG STL-1001E CCD. 20" f/6.8 Dall-Kirkham cassegrain telescope at prime focus.

Number 54 in the Herschel 400 list is NGC 1545, a bright, scattered open cluster in Perseus. The cluster appears as a few bright stars scattered across the field, surrounded by numerous fainter stars. In the centre of the cluster there is a bright orange giant star.


Combination of 15, 1 minute images unfiltered.
SBIG STL-1001E CCD. 20" f/6.8 Dall-Kirkham cassegrain telescope at prime focus.