Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 1805
Heart nebula - IC 1805 - in Cassiopeia, Gérard Finet
Heart nebula - IC 1805 - in Cassiopeia
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Heart nebula - IC 1805 - in Cassiopeia

Heart nebula - IC 1805 - in Cassiopeia, Gérard Finet
Heart nebula - IC 1805 - in Cassiopeia
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Heart nebula - IC 1805 - in Cassiopeia

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IC 1805, nicknamed the Heart Nebula, is an emission nebula located around 6,500 light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia. It covers a field of about 60 arcminutes, which corresponds to approximately 200 light-years. The nebula contains an open cluster, Melotte 15.

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Heart nebula - IC 1805 - in Cassiopeia, Gérard Finet