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NGC654

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 1:43:59.4
Declination: +61:52:58
Constellation: CAS
Visual Magnitude: 6.5

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1787
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: Cl, iF, Ri, one * 6·7, st 11…14
Sub-type: II3m

Steve's Notes

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NGC 654

13.1" (10/20/84): 35 stars, rich, includes several doubles.  Located just northwest of mag 7.3 HD 10494, which is a likely member.

8": rich in faint stars including doubles.  A mag 7 star is at the southeast edge.