Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  NGC 654  ·  NGC 663
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NGC 654 , VdB 6, LDN 1343/1344, NGC 663, Roberto Marinoni
NGC 654 , VdB 6, LDN 1343/1344, NGC 663
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NGC 654 , VdB 6, LDN 1343/1344, NGC 663

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NGC 654 , VdB 6, LDN 1343/1344, NGC 663, Roberto Marinoni
NGC 654 , VdB 6, LDN 1343/1344, NGC 663
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NGC 654 , VdB 6, LDN 1343/1344, NGC 663

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NGC 654 is a small (diameter 5’) open cluster in Cassiopeia: it contains about 60 stars and is located at an estimated distance of 8500 light years.

Around the second brightest stars of the cluster it is visible a very small bluish nebula: it is a reflection nebula lightened by the star light, it is catalogued as VdB6

Near NGC 654 it is visible the sinuous shape of a dark nebula, LDN 1343/1344.

On the bottom right side it is visible another rich open cluster, NGC 663.

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NGC 654 , VdB 6, LDN 1343/1344, NGC 663, Roberto Marinoni

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