Constellation Cassiopeia Declination +63° 18′ 05″ Apparent magnitude (V) +9.5 | Right ascension 01 29 33.2 Distance 3700 ly (1140 pc) Apparent dimensions (V) 7.0′ | |
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NGC 559, also Caldwell 8, is an open cluster and Caldwell object in the constellation Cassiopeia. It shines at magnitude +9.5. Its celestial coordinates are RA 01h 29.5m, dec +63° 18′. It is located near the open cluster NGC 637, and the bright magnitude +2.2 irregular variable star Gamma Cassiopeiae. The cluster is 7 arcmins across.
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