Messier 52
(Wide field DSO)
Object
Cross Reference
Common Name
Object Type
Constellation
English Name
M52
NGC 7654
OC (Open Cluster)
Cassiopeia (Cas)
The Cassiopeia Queen
RE
DEC
Size
Magnitude
Morphology
Distance
Extends
Age
23h 24m 48s
+61° 36′ 00″
16′
+6.9v
Trumpler I2r
3,000 ly
10 ly
35 million years
Location
Mount
Telescope
Type
Camera / CCD
Filter
Milton Keynes, UK
Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6GT
Atlair Astro Lightwave
66ED-R refractor
Canon EOS 700D
Luminance (Lum)
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Notes – Messier 52
-Â M52, NGC 7654
-Â detached, strong concentration of stars.
-Â moderate range in brightness, large.
-Â rich sparking group of least at 100 stars.
-Â mag +8.2 topaz field star on the southwest edge all but leaps out at you as if trying to steal the show.
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Notable features
-Â n/a
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