Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Nov 2000
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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 6052. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Stars, Stellar Populations And Star Clusters
Scientific paper
M52 is a comparatively rich but poorly studied open cluster in Cassiopeia. Its visual magnitude is 7.3 and it extends over 13' but is situated in a region of high interestellar absorption which causes a non-uniform reddending across the cluster and renders determination of its age and distance very difficult. Its distance has been variously given as 25 or 150 Mpc and its age is thought to be arou...
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