Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  HD223924  ·  HD223969  ·  HD224425  ·  HD224436  ·  HD240465  ·  NGC 7789  ·  PGC 2549339
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NGC 7789

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NGC 7789

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This object is an open cluster of 600 stars located 6000 light years away in the constellation of Cassiopeia at a declination of +57 degrees.

Caroline Herschel discovered this object in 1783, which led to its nickname, Caroline’s Rose. It does look a bit like a rose if you look at the image with the left side up. The bright colorful curving line of stars forms a stem, the star groupings and void areas form the swirling petals, and the disproportionately high number of orange giants provide the color. The cluster doesn't stand out as well as many others. It is over 50 light-years across, spanning an apparent width the size of the moon.

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