NGC 457, SkipRapp

NGC 457

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NGC 457 is an Open Globular (also known as Owl Cluster, the ET Cluster or Caldwell 13) in the constellation Cassiopeia. It has two bright stars, magnitude 5 Phi-1 Cassiopeiae and magnitude 7 Phi - 2 Cassiopeiae can be imagined as eyes. This open cluster is over 7,900 light years from the Sun.

It was discovered by William Herschel in 1787.

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NGC 457, SkipRapp