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NGC 189
NGC 189, Cl Collinder 462, C 0036+608, h 36, GC 93
RA: 00h 39m 34s
Dec: +61° 05′ 3″
Con: Cassiopeia
Ch: MSA:49, U2:16, SA:1
Ref: SIMBAD, Collinder (1931), DAML02, Archinal&Hynes (2003), Skiff20080430-s
Type: open cluster, 31p
Mag: B=9.07, V=8.8
Size: 5′
PA: ?
Published comments
Sulentic & Tifft (1973)
The RNGC (Sulentic and Tifft 1973) notes that this is a 11.0 mag open cluster.
Modern observations
Brian Skiff
Lick: rectangle 6' across.
Balazs 1961: can't find rectangle on charts here; skew 4' diamond in middle w/pair on E = h1043: 11.6,12.7; 11".3; pa173.
15cm - mod f cl in rich fld, sl hazy but well res @ 80x. 140x: 25 *s in 4' diam. brtst is m11.5 nr N edge. wk concen. BS, 10Dec1990, Anderson Mesa.
25cm - 8' diam. led by rectangle of m10.5-11 *s. Emost in rectangle is pair. not much concen, 20 *s.
Contemporary observations
Tom Bryant
2010 11 10 21:13:29
Observing site: Little Tycho Observatory
Telescope: C-8
[0h 39m 36s, 61° 4m 0s] 5 10-11mv stars, with about 10 13-14mv stars clustered around them. Lackluster.
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