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Proper Name	None
Messier Number	M52
NGC/IC Number	NGC 7654
Constellation	Cassiopeia
Right Ascension	23h 24m 48s
Declination	+61° 35' 36"
Distance	c.4,600 light years c.1,400 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +6.9 Absolute: -3.8
Diameter	Apparent: 15' Actual: 20 light years
Number of Stars	c. 1,000
Optimum Visibility	September / October (Usually visible from northern latitudes)

An open star cluster in the band of the Milky Way. It lies within Cassiopeia, near that constellation's border with Cepheus, this cluster is rich and relatively young. It is some 4,600 light years distant from Earth.

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