Caldwell 16, also known as NGC 7243, is an open cluster of stars in the constellation Lacerta, discovered by William Herschel in 1787. It lies roughly 2,800 light-years from Earth and is a loose, scattered cluster best viewed with binoculars or a low-power telescope.
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Classification
Constellation CatalogueNew General Catalogue (NGC) 1 Discovery Year In the Other Atlases
In Constellation
Also in Divinity Atlas: the constellation this subject lies in.
Sources
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
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2. Wikidata: Caldwell 16
Wikidata Q830930, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source NGC 7243 (Wikipedia)
Caldwell 16, Wikipedia - lead section, catalogue classification
NGC 7243 is an open cluster of stars in the northern constellation of Lacerta.
NGC 7243, Wikipedia - lead section, constellation
NGC 7243 is an open cluster of stars in the northern constellation of Lacerta.
In Group: Open Clusters, Lead: kind of object
is an open cluster of stars
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