Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  NGC 7789
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Caroline's Rose, Damien Cannane
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Caroline's Rose

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NGC 7789 was discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1783. It is estimated to be 8,000 light-years from Earth, with a diameter of 60 light-years. The cluster's brightest members are G and K orange giants. Such stars are highly evolved, and NGC 7789 is estimated to be 1.6 BILLION years old, which is quite a bit older than most open clusters.

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Caroline's Rose, Damien Cannane

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