Open Cluster M34

Open Cluster M34 (also known as Messier Object 34, Messier 34, M34, or NGC 1039) is an open cluster in the Perseus constellation. It was discovered by Giovanni Batista Hodierna before 1654. M34 is at a distance of about 1,400 light-years away from Earth.

References

• Membership of Stars in NGC 1039 (M34): NASA Astrophysics Data System link to an article by B. F. Jones and Charles F. Prosser.

External links

• Messier 34, SEDS Messier pages