Open Cluster in Cassiopeia
Star-hop chart
This is a small group of about 30 stars, one of many open clusters in the star-rich regions of the Milky Way that pass through Cassiopeia. It is less than a degree to the northeast of the larger and brighter Owl Cluster (NGC 457).
Magnitude |
8.8 |
Apparent Size |
5' |
Distance (light yrs) |
7.800 |
Right Ascension |
1:16.0 |
Declination |
+58 48 |
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Image details: 15 images, each 60 seconds at ISO 1600,
taken with a Canon 400D camera through a Meade
12” telescope at f/6.3.
December 2008
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