NGC 1444 is a small open cluster of stars in the northern constellation of Perseus, about 2-1⁄4° to the northwest of 43 Persei.

The cluster has sixty members of seventh magnitude or fainter, and is better appreciated in larger telescopes.

[3] NGC 1444 was discovered on 18 December 1788 by the German-British astronomer William Herschel.

[4][5][6] It is located at a distance of 4,200 light-years from the Sun and is about 7.1[1] million years old.

[1] The most prominent member is the triple star system Σ446, with a magnitude 6.7 primary.