C28 · open cluster

NGC 752

NGC 752 is an open cluster in the constellation Andromeda.

RA01h 57m 34sDec+37° 50' 00"

Image: Roberto Mura. CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Identity & coordinates

Identification

Primary designation: C28
All designations: C28 · NGC 752
Object type: Open Cluster
Constellation: Andromeda
Best viewing: Autumn · Winter

Coordinates & physical

Right ascension (J2000): 01h 57m 34s
Declination (J2000): +37° 50' 00"
Apparent magnitude (V): —
Distance: —

III

Visibility tonight

The science

NGC 752 is an open cluster in the constellation Andromeda. The cluster was discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1783 and cataloged by her brother William Herschel in 1786, although an object that may have been NGC 752 was described by Giovanni Batista Hodierna before 1654.

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