Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  34 Cas  ·  NGC 457  ·  Owl Cluster  ·  The star φ Cas
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NGC 457 - a brilliant open cluster in Cassiopeia ..., 



    
        

            Herbert Walter
NGC 457 - a brilliant open cluster in Cassiopeia ...
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NGC 457 - a brilliant open cluster in Cassiopeia ...

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NGC 457 - a brilliant open cluster in Cassiopeia ..., 



    
        

            Herbert Walter
NGC 457 - a brilliant open cluster in Cassiopeia ...
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NGC 457 - a brilliant open cluster in Cassiopeia ...

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Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 6872075

RA center: 01h19m50s.2

DEC center: +58°1449

Pixel scale: 1.850 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 2.362 degrees

Field radius: 0.648 degrees

Resolution: 2014x1521

File size: 2.3 MB

Locations: Sternwarte Kremstal, Inzersdorf im Kremstal, Oberösterreich, Austria

Data source: Backyard

Description

NGC 457 - a brilliant open cluster in Cassiopeia

As a friend of open clusters, you have to capture NGC 457 in the constellation Cassiopeia.
It is the brightest open star cluster in Cassiopeia and one of the most beautiful objects of its kind in the northern sky.
With a brightness of +6.5, it is barely visible to the naked eye, but easy to see with binoculars and a beautiful sight with a telescope.


L 19x3min R/G/B 7/6/6 x 5min (2h 42min)

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