Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 1805
Melotte 15, Marco Prelini
Melotte 15
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Melotte 15

Melotte 15, Marco Prelini
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Melotte 15

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Exactly at the center of IC 1805, better known as "heart nebula" is a small open star cluster recognized as "Melotte 15". In this cluster there are 50 times more massive stars than our sun and a microquasar: a small black hole complete with an accretion disk.

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Melotte 15, Marco Prelini

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