NGC 663
OPEN STAR CLUSTER
Right Ascension:
1h 46m 06s
Best Seen:
8/15-4/15
Declination:
61ยบ 15' 00"
Magnitude:
7.1
Computer File:
ngc663
Constellation:
Cassiopeia
Actual
Compared to
Distance
2,600 l.y.
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Actual Brightness
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Number of stars
few hundred
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Diameter
8 l.y.
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Age
9 million years
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Integrated Spectral Type
--
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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.
NGC 663 INFORMATION:
Item
Updated
Notes
Coordinates
01-05-03
tweaked a bit with SIMBAD
Magnitude
01-05-03
OK with http://www.seds.org/~spider/ngc/ngc.cgi?ngc663 and SIMBAD
Distance
01-05-03
can find no support
Actual Brightness
Number of Stars
01-05-03
can find no support
Diameter
01-05-03
can find no support
Age
01-05-03
http://www.astro.virginia.edu/~dam3ma/cluster/beblink.html
Integrated Spectral Type
Other Information
01-05-03
can find no info