NGC 7789
De Roos van Caroline is een open sterrenhoop op een afstand van ongeveer 7622 lichtjaar in de richting van het
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Open cluster NGC 7789 "Caroline's Rose" discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1783. About 8000 light years away and about 60 light years across. #astrophotography #seestar #ngc7789

NGC 7789 Caroline's Rose

Magnitude 6.7 open cluster located 7,600 light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia. It was discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1783. When seen visually, the loops of stars and dark lanes look like the swirling pattern of rose petals as seen from above.

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