Berkeley 3
Overlaid DSS image of Berkeley 3, 30' x 30' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around Berkeley 3
Stock24, Lund 22, C 0036+616, OCL 302
| Type | Open Cluster |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 8.8 |
| Size | 4' |
| Right Ascension | 0h 39' (2000) |
| Declination | 61° 57' N |
| Constellation | Cassiopeia |
| Description | 13"-pB, S, C, 9* 11 to 13, dbl* in center |
| Classification | IV 2 P |
Observing Notes
Andrew Cooper
Nov 2, 2019 Kaʻohe, Mauna Kea, HI (map)
28cm f/10 SCT, NexStar 11" GyPSy @ 127x
Seeing: 7 Transparency: 6 Moon: 39%
An unimpressive cluster, about a dozen 11-12 magnitude stars in a 5' area, coarse, resolved, with a hazy patch on the northern margin, star hopped from NGC225 to confirm
Andrew Cooper
Jan 13, 2018 Kaʻohe, Mauna Kea, HI (map)
28cm f/10 SCT, NexStar 11" GyPSy @ 127x
Seeing: 7 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%
An intersting small cluster, small, 2' across, faint, partially resolved, a few brighter members with a haze about them
Other Data Sources for Berkeley 3
Nearby objects for Berkeley 3
12 objects found within 120'
| Czernik2 | Dolidze 12 | HD 3283 |
| HD 3489 | Kappa Cassiopeiae | King 14 |
| King15 | NGC 146 | NGC 189 |
| NGC 225 | PK121+0.1 | PK121-2.1 |
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Berkeley 3