Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 1805
Melotte 15 - The Cluster in the Heart of the Heart Nebula, David N Kidd
Melotte 15 - The Cluster in the Heart of the Heart Nebula
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Melotte 15 - The Cluster in the Heart of the Heart Nebula

Melotte 15 - The Cluster in the Heart of the Heart Nebula, David N Kidd
Melotte 15 - The Cluster in the Heart of the Heart Nebula
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Melotte 15 - The Cluster in the Heart of the Heart Nebula

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In the middle of the Heart Nebula - IC 1805 - is the open cluster of stars, known as Melotte 15. It contains a few bright stars nearly 50 times the mass of our Sun, and many more dim stars that are only a fraction of our Sun's mass.

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Melotte 15 - The Cluster in the Heart of the Heart Nebula, David N Kidd

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