NGC 436

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NGC 436
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Open cluster NGC 436 at the center
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Right ascension 01h 16m 00.2s [1]
Declination +58° 49 12 [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)8.8 [1]
Physical characteristics
Other designations Cr 11, C 0112+585, OCISM 72, OCl 320, [KPS2012] MWSC 0111. [1]
Associations
Constellation Cassiopeia
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

NGC 436 is an open cluster located in the constellation Cassiopeia. It was discovered on November 3, 1787, by William Herschel. It was described by Dreyer as a "cluster, small, irregular figure, pretty compressed." [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "NGC 436". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449". Cseligman. Retrieved April 20, 2017.