In my astronomy club, NGC 457 is often called "le petit hibou" but I don't
think it is a common name in the french astronomy community. Sometimes it is
called the "E.T. cluster".

Martin Morin
arcturus@...
Granby, Quebec
Club des Astronomes Amateurs de Sherbrooke
http://www.caas.sherbrooke.qc.ca
http://pages.infinit.net/leboutte