Right Ascension | 23 : 57.0 (h:m) |
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Declination | +56 : 44 (deg:m) |
Distance | 7.6 (kly) |
Visual Brightness | 6.7 (mag) |
Apparent Dimension | 16 (arc min) |
Discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1783.
When Caroline Herschel discovered this cluster in fall 1783, her brother William included it in his catalog as H VI.30.
This cluster has been classified as of Trumpler type II 2 r.
The image in this page was obtained by Till Credner and Sven Kohle. It was cropped from a larger image, which they had obtained within their Constellation Cassiopeia photography. The image displayed here was cropped and magnified from a much larger, wider-field (39x27 deg) color film (Kodak Royal Gold 400 Select) image. It was taken by Till Credner and Sven Kohle on September 24, 1998, 00:43 UT, from Alfarnate, Andalucía, Spain with a 50mm f/4.0 photo lens, and is a 40-minutes exposure.
Last Modification: September 5, 2002