NGC 659
Overlaid DSS image of NGC 659, 30' x 30' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around NGC 659
| Type | Open Cluster |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 7.9 |
| Size | 5' |
| Right Ascension | 1h 44' 23.0" (2000) |
| Declination | 60° 40' 9" N |
| Constellation | Cassiopeia |
| Description | Cl, lRi, st B |
| Classification | III 1 p |
Observing Notes
Andrew Cooper
Aug 19, 2017 Oregon Star Party, OR (map)
14.5" f/4.5 Starmaster @ 61x
Seeing: 7 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%
Small modest cluster 2° east of Ruchbah, 5' across, fully resolved, rich, a round cluster of faint stars, southernmost in a line of three clusters with NGC663 and NGC654, 30' south of NGC663
Andrew Cooper
Dec 27, 2002 Sentinel, AZ (map)
46cm f/4.5 Deep Violet
Fairly dim, rich, several hundred members, a circlet of stars forming the brightest region and a spray of dim members to one side, bright 44 Cas and several other bright stars on the southwest side of the field
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NGC 659