Caldwell 14
C14
📋 A written introduction is coming — for now this page shows official values only.
Object
- Type (NASA)
- Open Cluster
- Distance from Earth
- 7,500 light-years
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.3 mag
- NASA description
- These two bright star clusters appear side by side in the northern sky, about halfway between the constellations Perseus and Cassiopeia.
Source:NASA Hubble (Messier/Caldwell catalogs) · checked 2026-11-02 ↗
In everyday life
- Light from this object takes about 7,500 years to reach Earth — the light you see tonight left 7,500 years ago (official distance ÷ speed of light).
- At magnitude 5.3 it is bright enough for the naked eye (limit about 6) — look from somewhere dark.
- Caldwell number 14 — guides call it «C14» (NASA Hubble Caldwell catalog).