Open cluster in the constellation Cassiopeia
| NGC 436 |
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 DSS image of NGC 436 |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) |
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| Right ascension | 01h 16m 00.2s[1] |
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| Declination | +58° 49′ 12″[1] |
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| Apparent magnitude (V) | 8.8[1] |
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| Physical characteristics |
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| Other designations | Cr 11, C 0112+585, OCISM 72, OCl 320, [KPS2012] MWSC 0111.[1] |
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| Associations |
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| Constellation | Cassiopeia |
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| 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]
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Astronomical catalogs
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| Collinder | - Collinder 7
- Collinder 8
- Collinder 9
- Collinder 10
- Collinder 11
- Collinder 12
- Collinder 13
- Collinder 14
- Collinder 15
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