Caroline's Rose is an open cluster in Cassiopeia, 6,420 light-years away
Caroline's Rose (NGC 7789, Herschel 400 no. 398, OCL 269) is an open cluster in the constellation Cassiopeia , 6,420 light-years away. It shines at magnitude 6.7 and spans 14′ of sky, about 27 light-years across. It is visible in small binoculars, and it is highest in the evening sky in November.
Open cluster: a loose group of a few dozen to a few thousand young stars born together from one cloud of gas. They drift apart over a few hundred million years and lie in the disk of the Milky Way.
Finding Caroline's Rose from Caph
Caph
NGC 7789
CASSIOPEIA
Caroline's Rose lies 2.9° southwest of Caph , the magnitude 2.3 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
Caroline's Rose is highest in the evening in November
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JAN at 60°N: 55° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 42° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 39° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 64° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 79° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 84° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 69° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 49° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 31° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 44° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 60° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 76° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 81° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 66° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 43° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 54° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 69° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 72° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 60° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 35° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 7° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -1° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -3° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 46° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 60° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 62° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 52° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 27° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -11° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 38° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 50° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 53° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 43° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 19° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -11° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -23° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -16° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -3° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 29° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 41° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 43° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 34° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 11° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -31° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -12° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 31° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 33° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 25° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -29° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -41° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -43° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -20° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 12° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 21° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 16° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -6° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -37° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -50° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -43° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -28° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -12° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 11° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 6° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -30° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -45° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -59° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -63° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -20° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -23° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -53° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -68° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -72° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -60° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -44° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -12° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
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40-60°
overhead-ish
The chart gives its height above the horizon at 9 pm through the year, from 60°N to 40°S. It can be seen from the whole northern hemisphere and south to about 33°S, and never sets north of 33°N.
Caroline's Rose is 6,420 light-years away
The light seen from Caroline's Rose tonight left it about 6,420 years ago. It ranks 85 of 398 by distance among the Herschel 400 objects. Distance source: Gaia DR3, Hunt and Reffert 2023.
Objects within 6° of Caroline's Rose
Caroline's Rose catalog data
Field Value
Designations NGC 7789, Herschel 400 no. 398, OCL 269 Type open cluster Constellation Cassiopeia Right ascension (J2000) 23h 57.4m Declination (J2000) +56° 42′ Magnitude 6.7 Apparent size 14′ True size 27 light-years Distance 6,420 light-years (Gaia DR3, Hunt and Reffert 2023) Best month November Best with Binoculars Herschel 400 number 398
