NGC 663 (also known as Caldwell 10) is a young open cluster in the constellation of Cassiopeia. It has an estimated 400 stars and spans about a quarter of a degree across the sky. It can reportedly be detected with the unaided eye, although a …

NGC 663, mag. +7.1, is a young open cluster that's one of a number of bright clusters that can be seen with binoculars in the constellation of Cassiopeia. It contains at least 80 stars visible in amateur telescopes spread over a diameter of 16 arc minutes.

NGC 663 is a Open Cluster in the Cassiopeia constellation. NGC 663 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Given its visual magnitude of 7.1, NGC 663 is visible with the help of …

Open Clusters NGC 659 & NGC 663 in constellation Cassiopeia. Charts created using SkySafari 6 Pro and STScI Digitized Sky Survey. Limiting magnitudes: Constellation chart ~6.5 mag, DSS2 close-ups ~20 mag. [149, 160]

Nov 8, 2020 · NGC 663, also known as Caldwell 10, is an open star cluster in the constellation of Cassiopeia. It is best viewed in autumn through early winter. Suburban skygazers with large binoculars may be able to make out NGC 663, but a telescope will be better.

TOTS #4 is a detailed written and video reference to finding and observing the open cluster NGC 663 in the constellation of Cassiopeia. This guide is ideal for beginners, but many advanced amateur astronomers may find it useful. Note that NGC 663 is …

Jan 24, 2025 · I have since learned that NGC 663 is a grouping of about four hundred mostly big, bright, bluish suns. On a really dark night it might even be visible with the naked eye. An unusual feature is that the cluster happens to be positioned directly in front of a molecular cloud, which somehow blocks the background stars and allows the cluster to be ...

From Virginia Beach , NGC663 will become visible at around 18:39 (EST), 58° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 00:05 when it dips 21° above your north-western horizon. All times shown in Virginia Beach local time.

One of the largest and brightest of the objects in this region is NGC 663, located about 2,200 parsecs (7,200 light-years) away from us, in the Milky Way’s Perseus arm. It is probably part of the Cassiopeia OB8 association.

NGC 663 NGC 663 (also known as Caldwell 10) is a young open cluster in the constellation of Cassiopeia. It has an estimated 400 stars and spans about a quarter of a degree across the sky. The brightest members of the cluster can be viewed with binoculars.