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   54°12.0' N; 4°25' W

                          Constellation Cassiopeia

                                     Objects to View & Photograph

Messier 52
 
 
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Recommended Objects within the Cassiopeia Constellation to View or Photograph.

 

 

Object NameTypeMagnitudeObject SizeObject DistanceRight AscentionDeclinationNotes & Link to Photo / Log / Info
Messier 52Open Cluster5.0013'.05,000 LY23h 24m 20.0s+61° 35′ 00″Open Cluster 193 Stars
Messier 103Open Cluster7.406'.08,500 LY01h 33m 20.0s+60° 42′ 00″Open Cluster 40 Stars - small & dim
NGC 147Spheroidal Galaxy10.5013'.2 x 7'.82.53 Million LY00h 33m 12.1s+48° 30′ 32″Reasonably bright - medium mag required
NGC 185Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy10.1011'.7 x 10'.02.05 Million LY00h 38m 58.0s+48° 20′ 15″A small ball of light with nebulosity
NGC 281HII Emission Nebula9.4735'.09,500 LY00h 52m 59.3s+56° 37′ 19″Medium aperture & dark skies required
NGC 457Open Cluster6.4013'.09,000 LY01h 19m 10.0s+58° 20′ 00″Medium aperture & mag required
NGC 654Open Cluster6.506'.06,000 LY01h 44m 25.0s+61° 54′ 54″Bright tight Open Cluster
NGC 659Open Cluster7.905'.0??01h 44m 48.2s+60° 42′ 05″Small dim Open Cluster
NGC 663Open Cluster7.1011'.02,570 LY01h 46m 00.0s+61° 15′ 00″Medium aperture & mag required
NGC 7635Planetary Nebula6.7015'.0 x 8'.011,300 LY23h 24m 40.0s+61° 11′ 00″Bubble Nebula - Medium aperture & mag
NGC 7788Open Cluster9.404'.0??23h 57m 00.3s+61° 26′ 11″Double Cluster with NGC7790
NGC 7789Open Cluster6.7016'.07,600 LY23h 57m 00.0s+56° 44′ 00″Small & dim with red stars
NGC 7790Open Cluster8.505'.0??23h 58m 42.6s+61° 14′ 41″Double Cluster with NGC7788
IC 10Irregular Galaxy10.305'.0 x 4'.04,200 LY00h 20m 40.0s+59° 18′ 00″Small, dim nebulous & unusual in shape
IC 59/63Reflection Nebula??10'.5600 LY00h 57m 42.4s+61° 04′ 59″Large aperture needed
IC 1805Diffuse Nebula??50'.0 x 44'.02,500 LY02h 32m 42.0s+61° 27′ 00″Nebulous area filter req
IC 1848Diffuse Nebula??60'.0 x 30'.02,500 LY02h 51m 12.0s+60° 26′ 00″Large Nebulous region filter required
Maffei 1Elliptical Galaxy11.403'.36 x 1'.689.8 Million LY02h 36m 35.4s+59° 39′ 19″Large aperture required
Maffei 2Spiral Galaxy16.005'.82 x 1'.579.8 Million LY02h 41m 55.1s+59° 36′ 15″Photograph unless very large aperture

Observing Key - Required Minimum Size Telescope

Binoculars or Small Telescope (up to 4 inch aperture)
Medium Telescope (6 to 10 inch aperture)
Large Telescope (over 12 inch aperture) or Photograph Only

 

   

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