NGC 436

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NGC 436
File:NGC 0436 DSS.jpg
DSS image of NGC 436
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Right ascension01h 16m 00.2s[1]
Declination+58° 49′ 12″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)8.8[1]
Physical characteristics
Other designationsCr 11, C 0112+585, OCISM 72, OCl 320, [KPS2012] MWSC 0111.[1]
Associations
ConstellationCassiopeia
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

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