NGC 433

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Open star cluster
NGC 433
AladinLite
Constellation Cassiopeia
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 01 h 15 m 09.2 s
declination + 60 ° 07 ′ 33 ″
Appearance

classification III 2 p
Angular expansion 4 '
Redness ( excess color  E (BV)) 0.709
Physical data

Affiliation Milky Way
distance  approx. 7600 ly
(approx. 2300 pc )
history
Discovered by JFW Herschel
Discovery time September 29, 1829
Catalog names
 NGC  433 • C 0112 + 598 • OCl 319 •  GC  242 • h 94

NGC 433 is an open star cluster in the constellation Cassiopeia .

NGC 433 was discovered on September 29, 1829 by the British astronomer John Frederick William Herschel .

Individual evidence

  1. a b NED
  2. a b NGC 433
  3. ^ A site Devoted to Stellar Clusters in the Galaxy and the Magellanic Clouds
  4. Seligman