1893 J. E. Gore x. 169 Another fine open cluster will be found a little north following β Ophiuchii.
1927 H. N. Russell et al. II. xxiii 791 The number of open clusters which have so far been catalogued is about 200.
1995 K. Crosswell iv. 44 The nearest open clusters are the Hyades and the Pleiades, both in the constellation Taurus.