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NGC1502

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 4:7:49.2
Declination: +62:19:54
Constellation: CAM
Visual Magnitude: 6.9

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: Cl, pRi, cC, iF
Sub-type: II3p

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1502

13.1" (1/28/84): bright, striking cluster, 40 stars visible in a trapezoidal outline.  The brightest is the striking double ·485 = 7.0/7.1 at 18" and the cluster also includes ·484 = 9.0/9.5 at 5".  NGC 1502 is located near the SE end of the chain of stars "Kemble's Cascade".  The cluster, part of the Camelopardalis OB1 association, contains 17 type-B0 to B3 stars.