NGC 659
Open star cluster in the constellation Cassiopeia
NGC 659, also known as the Yin-Yang Cluster, is an open cluster in the Cassiopeia constellation. It was discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1783. It was later described by William Herschel as "A beautiful cluster of pretty large stars near 15' diameter considerably rich". It is located in the sky almost directly next to NGC 663.
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- Four-Clusters.jpg by Chuck Ayoub, CC0
- NGC 659 map.png by Roberto Mura, CC BY-SA 3.0
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