NGC 886

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Open star cluster NGC 886

SDSS recording
AladinLite
Constellation	Cassiopeia
Position equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension	02 ^h 23 ^m 11.8 ^s
declination	+ 63 ° 46 ′ 44 ″
Appearance
Angular expansion	14th
Physical data
distance	5500 ly (1700 pc )
history
Discovered by	Wilhelm Herschel
Discovery time	January 6, 1785
Catalog names
NGC 886 • OCl 337 • GC 522 • h 214 •

NGC 886 is the name of an open star cluster or group of stars in the New General Catalog . The star cluster lies in the constellation Kassiopeia and was discovered on January 6, 1785 by the astronomer Wilhelm Herschel .

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