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Proper Name	Heart Nebula
Messier Number	None
NGC/IC Number	IC 1805 (contains the bright region NGC 896 and the open cluster Melotte 15)
Constellation	Cassiopeia
Right Ascension	2h 32m 42s
Declination	+61° 27' 0"
Distance	c.7,500 light years c.2,300 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +6.5 Absolute: -4.9
Mean Diameter	Apparent: 60' Actual: c.110 light years
Optimum Visibility	November (Usually visible from northern latitudes)
Notes	This bright nebula in eastern Cassiopeia is illuminated by the light of the cluster Melotte 15, deep within its clouds of nebulosity. The Heart Nebula is one of a pair of similar nebulae in the same part of the sky, and the other, formally designated IC 1848, is popularly known as the Soul Nebula (so the entire structure is the 'Heart and Soul').

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