Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 1805
In the middle of the Heart / Melotte 15, lucian_nicu
In the middle of the Heart / Melotte 15
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In the middle of the Heart / Melotte 15

In the middle of the Heart / Melotte 15, lucian_nicu
In the middle of the Heart / Melotte 15
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In the middle of the Heart / Melotte 15

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Melotte 15
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Melotte 15 is a star cluster which can be found in the center of the Heart Nebula, at a distance of about 7,500 light-years from Earth. The cosmic dust compressed by the stellar winds and the radiation emitted by the newborn stars have created this cosmic object that stretches over a length of 15 light years and which, of course, is constantly expanding. Worth to mention that most of the stars in this area are young stars, many of which being tens of times larger than the Sun.

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