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Proper Names	Owl Cluster, Dragonfly Cluster, ET Cluster, Kachina Doll Cluster
Caldwell Number	C13
NGC/IC Number	NGC 457
Constellation	Cassiopeia
Right Ascension	1h 19m 35s
Declination	+58° 17' 12"
Distance	c.7,900 light years c.2,400 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +6.4 Absolute: -5.5
Diameter	Apparent: 20' Actual: 46 light years
Number of Stars	c. 250
Optimum Visibility	October / November (Usually visible from northern latitudes)

This is a fairly populous cluster in the constellation of Cassiopeia, containing about one hundred and fifty stars. This young star-group lies a little under 8,000 light years from the Sun.

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