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NGC663
Open Star Cluster
| Right Ascension | 1h 46m 06s | Best Seen | 8/15 - 4/15 |
| Declination | 61° 15' 00" | Magnitude | 7.1 |
| Constellation | Cassiopeia | ||
Actual |
Compared to Sun |
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| Distance | 2,600 ly | -- |
| Diameter | 8 ly | -- |
| Number of Stars | few hundred | 1 |
| Actual Brightness | -- | -- |
| Age | 9 million years | 5 billion |
| Integrated Spectral Type | -- | G2 V |
| Density (gram/cubic cm) | -- | -- |
What To Look For Through The Telescope
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Recommended eyepiece: 40mm or 80 mm.
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Through the telescope the cluster will appear as a group of individual stars; much like sugar or salt sprinkled on a table top.
NGC663 INFORMATION:
- Open Star Cluster of about 400 stars
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References
| Item | Updated | Notes |
| Coordinates | 2003-01-05 | tweaked a bit with SIMBAD |
| Magnitude | 2003-01-05 | OK with http://www.seds.org/~spider/ngc/ngc.cgi?ngc663 and SIMBAD |
| Distance | 2003-01-05 | can find no support |
| Actual Brightness | -- | |
| Number of Stars | 2003-01-05 | can find no support |
| Diameter | 2003-01-05 | can find no support |
| Age | 2003-01-05 | http://www.astro.virginia.edu/~dam3ma/cluster/beblink.html |
| Integrated Spectral Type | -- | |
| Other Information | 2003-01-05 | can find no info |