NGC 1502
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NGC 1502 is a small open cluster
of approximately 45 stars in the constellation Camelopardalis
, or the Giraffe. It is considered one of the finest objects in this constellation. Kemble's Cascade
seems to "flow" into NGC 1502.
Open cluster
An open cluster is a group of up to a few thousand stars that were formed from the same giant molecular cloud and have roughly the same age. More than 1,100 open clusters have been discovered within the Milky Way Galaxy, and many more are thought to exist...
of approximately 45 stars in the constellation Camelopardalis
Camelopardalis
Camelopardalis is a large but faint constellation in the northern sky. The constellation was introduced in 1612 by Petrus Plancius. Some older astronomy books give an alternative spelling of the name, Camelopardus.-Etymology:...
, or the Giraffe. It is considered one of the finest objects in this constellation. Kemble's Cascade
Kemble's Cascade
Kemble's Cascade , located in the constellation Camelopardalis, is an asterism — a pattern created by unrelated stars. It is an apparent straight line of more than 20 colorful 5th to 10th magnitude stars over a distance of approximately five moon diameters, and the open cluster NGC 1502 can be...
seems to "flow" into NGC 1502.