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Proper Name	None
Caldwell Number	C28
NGC/IC Number	NGC 752
Constellation	Andromeda
Right Ascension	1h 56m 54s
Declination	+37° 47' 38"
Distance	c.1,300 light years c.400 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +5.7 Absolute: -2.3
Diameter	Apparent: 50' Actual: 19 light years
Number of Stars	c. 300
Optimum Visibility	November
Notes	The open cluster C28 (or NGC 752) lies in eastern Andromeda, directly northward of Triangulum. With a visual magnitude of +5.7, it lies on the very edge of naked eye visibility under ideal conditions, though some optical aid is required to detect any detail within the cluster.

01 56 53.500 +37 47 38.00

FoV: 1.75°

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A cluster of white stars some 1,300 light years distant from the Solar System. It lies within Andromeda, near its borders with Triangulum.

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