NGC 752

Open Cluster NGC 752

(= H VII.32

= Melotte 12 = Collinder 23),

in Andromeda

Right Ascension	01 : 57.8 (h:m)
Declination	+37 : 41 (deg:m)
Distance	1.3 (kly)
Visual Brightness	5.7 (mag)
Apparent Dimension	60 (arc min)

NGC 752 is a bright but scattered open cluster in Andromeda. It was probably

discovered by Hodierna before 1654,

together with M33. Afterwards, it was not

found again until William Herschel observed and cataloged as H VII.32.

NGC 752 consists of over 60 stars of magnitudes 8.96 and fainter. The hottest

stars are of spectral type A2, indicating a rather high age of 1.1 billion

years (Sky Catalog 2000).

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Hartmut Frommert

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Christine Kronberg

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Last Modification: 29 Mar 1998, 13:10 MET